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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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  • 31mwp7shpmdorxy6haqf
  • Spotify
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Spotify shuts down

Hi! When I'm trying to listen to spotify on my iphone 3, the app shuts down when I click on a song. The app has been updated, but I don't know if it's because it's an old phone or if it's the app that's the problem.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!    When I'm trying to listen to spotify on my iphone 3, the app shuts down when I click on a song.  The app has been updated, but I don't know if it's because it's an old pho...
  • Joe
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Spotify Premium not working on iPhone 5?

I have spotofy premium through my vodaphone account. It was working but now does not provide premium features. I have tried uninstalling on my iphone and other devices and only re installed on my iphone 5. I have aklso tried logging out. This has not...

  • Newbie
  • I have spotofy premium through my vodaphone account.  It was working but now does not provide premium features.  I have tried uninstalling on my iphone and other devices and only re install...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
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Solved!! Spotify wount sync personal tracks with Iphone

Hi. I am having trouble syncing my personal track with my Iphone. I have tried all the suggestions on the help page but nothing works. Of course all the playlists are offline and the track are showing on the Iphone, but they wount sync! I have tried ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi. I am having trouble syncing my personal track with my Iphone. I have tried all the suggestions on the help page but nothing works. Of course all the playlists are offline and the track are showin...
  • bastianconrad
  • Casual Listener
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Offline Playlists stop playing after a few seconds.

Starting today I cant use spotify, including my downloaded playlists which should be available offline. Ive closed, restarted etc anyone else? Known error? just me? i am using my ipad.

  • Casual Listener
  • Starting today I cant use spotify, including my downloaded playlists which should be available offline. Ive closed, restarted etc   anyone else? Known error? just me?   i am using m...
  • JTM1091
  • Newbie
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"Shuffle Play"

My spotify app for my iPhone used to let me listen to music anytime/anywhere, but recently it will only allow me to do "shuffle play," even on a playlist that I have made available offline. Is this some new feature? Or is there a problem with my app?...

  • Casual Listener
  • My spotify app for my iPhone used to let me listen to music anytime/anywhere, but recently it will only allow me to do "shuffle play," even on a playlist that I have made available offline. Is this s...
  • jeremygoh
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Problem with local archives (cant play Two Door Cinema Club)

Hi So, months ago in one of my playlists I had the "Tourist History" album from Two Door Cinema Club. Because of a problem, I had to uninstall Spotify and reinstall it and then the whole album was gone. I searched for it in the web app and in the com...

  • Newbie
  • Hi    So, months ago in one of my playlists I had the "Tourist History" album from Two Door Cinema Club. Because of a problem, I had to uninstall Spotify and reinstall it and then the w...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Solved!! Reorder tracks on a playlist?

Hello, I had an old version of Spotify Mobile installed on my iPhone, and i could easily move the tracks in a playlist back and forth when editing, but since i updated to the newer version i cannot find the feature anymore. How can i do this? Am i mi...

  • Music Fan
  • Hello, I had an old version of Spotify Mobile installed on my iPhone, and i could easily move the tracks in a playlist back and forth when editing, but since i updated to the newer version i cannot f...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Feature Request: Queue/Jukebox Mode

Maybe I'm the only one, but I constantly play music in friend's cars, and depending on the group and mood, I pick and choose from various playlists. BUT... Every friggin time, I accidentally tap outside the tiny ... circle button. This results in an ...

  • Regular
  • Maybe I'm the only one, but I constantly play music in friend's cars, and depending on the group and mood, I pick and choose from various playlists. BUT... Every friggin time, I accidentally tap outs...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Won't let music go onto playlist's in my ipod

Okay so basically what is happening, is i have two albums i have made in spotify, With around 20 songs each,It can find my ipod, but when i click on the albums under my ipod touch name, they kind of go to a greyish color and they pop up and say "Only...

  • Newbie
  • Okay so basically what is happening, is i have two albums i have made in spotify, With around 20 songs each,It can find my ipod, but when i click on the albums under my ipod touch name, they kind of ...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Where is songs list?

I have spotify premium for my iPad and I can't find the section where all my songs exist. I can only find where all my playlists are but there's no option that I can find to see all of my songs, or to add a song to my songs list.

  • Newbie
  • I have spotify premium for my iPad and I can't find the section where all my songs exist. I can only find where all my playlists are but there's no option that I can find to see all of my songs, or t...
  • dinomight
  • Spotify Star
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Offline Playlist Default?

Hey, I was just wondering, if the following were to occur, would my streaming from my phone use data. -Mark a playlist as available to use offline. -Don't put the app into offline mode. -Still have some sort of 3G or wifi connection. Would the app kn...

  • Newbie
  • Hey,   I was just wondering, if the following were to occur, would my streaming from my phone use data. -Mark a playlist as available to use offline. -Don't put the app into offline mode...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
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  • data usage
    iOS
    Offline Access
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Problems with wrong track

Hello, I bought an album from Metallica, puts it into Spotify in my playlist. So far so good. When I sync the playlist with my Iphone and I choose a specific track, it plays a completely different track from another album? So I tried to delete the wh...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I bought an album from Metallica, puts it into Spotify in my playlist.   So far so good.   When I sync the playlist with my Iphone and I choose a specific track...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
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Need help for playing offline

Hi, I read that I can listen to music OFFLINE on my pc@home while my husband plays ONLINE @ our bistro. Is that possible? Because when I trie that, the music stops playing @ our bistro! Strange.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I read that I can listen to music OFFLINE on my pc@home while my husband plays ONLINE @ our bistro. Is that possible? Because when I trie that, the music stops playing @ our bistro! ...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
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Solved!! iPad 1 iOS 5.1.1 - Spotify no longer loads

Since the last update, Spotify no longer loads. I have deleted and re-downloaded the app and it I get a notice saying you need to download 6.0.0 or would you like an older version. I say yes to the older version. Spotify downloads bit will not start ...

  • Regular
  • Since the last update, Spotify no longer loads. I have deleted and re-downloaded the app and it I get a notice saying you need to download 6.0.0 or would you like an older version. I say yes to the o...
  • jbaker110
  • Gig Goer
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[iPad] Can't listen to music off line with premium

Hi,I go on my iPad to play the music but when it is offline I cant listen how can I download it?

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I go on my iPad to play the music but when it is offline I cant listen how can I download it?
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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iOS 3.1.3 404 issues

I'm currently using a very old device (iPhone first generation) with some version of Spotify for 3.1.3. When I try loggin in, I get an error, Login failed Error: 404 Is there any way that I can fix this, or is logging in from this version of Spotify ...

  • Regular
  • I'm currently using a very old device (iPhone first generation) with some version of Spotify for 3.1.3. When I try loggin in, I get an error,   Login failed Error: 404   Is there ...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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ayudenme porfavor!!!!!

compre una tarjeta prepago, ya la registre y recibi codio de activacion por correo, el problema es que mi cuenta si hizo unlimited y no premium.............por favor alguien que me ayude a cambiar a premium no le entiendo, gracias

  • Newbie
  • compre una tarjeta prepago, ya la registre y recibi codio de activacion por correo, el problema es que mi cuenta si hizo unlimited y no premium.............por favor alguien que me ayude a cambiar a ...
  • Lukas1106
  • Newbie
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Solved!! syncing to an ipod classic

Is it possible to put the songs you download from spotify on a ipod classic?

  • Newbie
  • Is it possible to put the songs you download from spotify on a ipod classic?
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
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[BUG] Recently Played Artists is empty

iPhone 4Spotify 0.9.0.8 Me > Recently Played Artists does not work nothing there at all ? (same with popular artist )

  • Roadie
  •   iPhone 4Spotify 0.9.0.8   Me > Recently Played Artists does not work nothing there at all ?   (same with popular artist )
  • SubzeroSC
  • Roadie
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Solved!! Some albums will not sync via local files to iPhone 5

I recently tried to sync 3 albums to my iPhone 5 via local files and found that only one of them would sync properly. The albums I tried to sync were: In Rainbows by Radiohead The Eraser by Thom Yorke Amok by Atoms for Peace Only In Rainbows synced p...

  • Regular
  • I recently tried to sync 3 albums to my iPhone 5 via local files and found that only one of them would sync properly.   The albums I tried to sync were:   In Rainbows by Radiohead ...
  • darkplatypus
  • Regular
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  • atoms for peace
    iPhone 5S
    local files
    thom yorke
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