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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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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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streaming offline

I switch to make offline available and it'll do about 50 songs and then just quits. what do i do????

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  • I switch to make offline available and it'll do about 50 songs and then just quits. what do i do????
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Someone deleted all songs on my Collaborative playlist

Hi! I have a Collaborartive playlist and now someone has deleted all my (350???) songs from it. Can i get i restored or something? it would be great.. Someone did it today or yesterday.. http link: Andreas spotify uri: Andreas // Andreas

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  • Hi! I have a Collaborartive playlist and now someone has deleted all my (350???) songs from it. Can i get i restored or something? it would be great.. Someone did it today or yesterday.. &nbs...
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Solved!! IPhone app 1.0.0.3251: button "Add to playlist" not available when offline

HiSince app version 1.0.0.3251 on iphone 5 I noticed that the "Add to playlist" menu option from the "..." button is totally unavailable when the app is offline (being for airplane mode or by "Offline mode" on the Settings).This is totally unconvenie...

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  • Hi Since app version 1.0.0.3251 on iphone 5 I noticed that the "Add to playlist" menu option from the "..." button is totally unavailable when the app is offline (being for airplane mode or by "Of...
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Where are the artists single track releases?!

Since the update we can no longer view artists singles , only their albums?!Seems wrong!!Anyone else noticed this?

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  • Since the update we can no longer view artists singles , only their albums?! Seems wrong!! Anyone else noticed this?
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Solved!! Repeat function on iPad

Can someone tell me (show with screen shot) where the repeat function is located on the iPad. Since the last upgrade I can't find it. Thanks in advance.

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  • Can someone tell me (show with screen shot) where the repeat function is located on the iPad. Since the last upgrade I can't find it.   Thanks in advance.
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Syncing latest gen Ipod Nano with Spotify

I just got an ipod nano and cannot get Spotify to recognize it as a device. Should Spotify be able to see it, or is it not supported? If the former, any suggestions on what to do to get it to work? I have tried everything I can find on the subject, b...

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  • I just got an ipod nano and cannot get Spotify to recognize it as a device. Should Spotify be able to see it, or is it not supported? If the former, any suggestions on what to do to get it to work?...
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Solved!! Bugs I've come across in Spotify V 1.0.0.3251 iOS (iPhone and iPod Touch only)

Here is a short description of the bugs I've come across in the latest version (20/04/2014) of Spotify for iOS (iPhone and iPod Touch only). Feel free to add any other bugs you've come across in the comments. NOTE: These are bugs I've encountered on ...

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  • Here is a short description of the bugs I've come across in the latest version (20/04/2014) of Spotify for iOS (iPhone and iPod Touch only). Feel free to add any other bugs you've come across in the ...
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search icon

pressing the search icon only works occasionaly,& the keyboard wont appear.Also trying to save an album is hard work

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  • pressing the search icon only works occasionaly,& the keyboard wont appear. Also trying to save an album is hard work
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New spotify freaks out!

Ever since the new design I can't use spotify. It may work for a few songs but then it skips through the tracks and pauses and starts by itself. How can I fit this? I have deleted and redownloaded the program and it still happens! I have even reset m...

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  • Ever since the new design I can't use spotify. It may work for a few songs but then it skips through the tracks and pauses and starts by itself. How can I fit this? I have deleted and redownloaded th...
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How Does Spotify Sync? What is the Sync Priority? (PC / iPhone)

Hi.Can anyone clarify how the syncing works and what is the sync priority between multiple spotify applications? Is the time the playlist was edited the deciding factor, for overwriting, when an offiline device goes online? Will a playlist that was u...

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  • Hi.Can anyone clarify how the syncing works and what is the sync priority between multiple spotify applications? Is the time the playlist was edited the deciding factor, for overwriting, when an...
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Slow and ugly

I have been using Spotify Premium for a year now. I was very happy with how it worked and looked. Last update ruined it all. The app works slow and doesn't look premium anymore. C'mon Spotify. Who came out with the idea of oval shaped artwork? Or Shu...

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  • I have been using Spotify Premium for a year now. I was very happy with how it worked and looked. Last update ruined it all. The app works slow and doesn't look premium anymore. C'mon Spotify. Who ca...
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New Spotify Design

If i had known what the new spotify design was going to be like for the iphone app, i would have never have updated it. they are serval problems with it. I. It keeps crashing all the time 2. it is so slow now to change songs. 3. it takes for ever to ...

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  • If i had known what the new spotify design was going to be like for the iphone app, i would have never have updated it. they are serval problems with it.   I. It keeps crashing all the time ...
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It's still happening!!

The original post I've seen about the Spotify app crashing was months ago, 7 months to be exact. It's happening to me now!!! I can't even use the app. I cancelled my monthly subscription. What's the point in paying for it monthly if I can't even use ...

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  • The original post I've seen about the Spotify app crashing was months ago, 7 months to be exact. It's happening to me now!!! I can't even use the app. I cancelled my monthly subscription. What's the ...
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Solved!! Streaming to wrong device

Hey there, we have two connected devices. With the former version, if you start playing a song of one device the music stopped on th other. That's ok. But now if listening to music on device one and someone (logged into the same account) try to start...

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  • Hey there, we have two connected devices. With the former version, if you start playing a song of one device the music stopped on th other. That's ok. But now if listening to music on device one an...
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Waiting for S to sync with nano...where is the sync button?

Ok... please help. Why is their not a 'sync button' in the program like itunes has? can i speak to the designer? Are you mad for not putting the simple piece of design in the setup. If Itune has it their must be a good reason. Ive waited too long for...

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  •   Ok... please help. Why is their not a 'sync button' in the program like itunes has? can i speak to the designer? Are you mad for not   putting the simple piece of design in the setu...
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iOS app screwed up

I've had this happen on two different iPhones (5 and 5S) and iPad Mini Retina today. I'll be playing a song and it will randomly skip to another song. As if someone else is playing my playlist and changing the song. Then I was playing on a Bluetooth ...

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  • I've had this happen on two different iPhones (5 and 5S) and iPad Mini Retina today. I'll be playing a song and it will randomly skip to another song. As if someone else is playing my playlist and ch...
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Shuffle problem with iPhone

I like to use shuffle, in all off my playlists, but when I'm using Spotify on my iPhone 4S, and I'm shuffelin, but I want to listen to one particular song, I find the song, listen to it, and I'm expecting the shuffle to still be on, like after the so...

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  • I like to use shuffle, in all off my playlists, but when I'm using Spotify on my iPhone 4S, and I'm shuffelin, but I want to listen to one particular song, I find the song, listen to it, and I'm...
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25 seconds lag before u can advance to next song

Following the latest pushed Spotify update it takes more than 25 seconds before you are able to advance to next/previous song. It used to be instantly swapping the screening to right or left. iPHONE iOS 7.1

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  • Following the latest pushed Spotify update it takes more than 25 seconds before you are able to advance to next/previous song. It used to be instantly swapping the screening to right or left. iPHONE ...
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How to move from Unlimited to Premium without using a Credit Card

I used a $10 gift card. And said that I had unlimited. But I want Premium. What should I do if I don't hava credit Card.

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  • I used a $10 gift card. And said that I had unlimited. But I want Premium. What should I do if I don't hava credit Card.
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1.0 update uses cell data instead of playing offline playlists

So I notice that when using the app in offline mode it seems much better. I believe that when playing back tracks from your offline playlist and when you are on cell data the app is retrieving tracks and artwork from the cloud as opposed to using the...

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  • So I notice that when using the app in offline mode it seems much better. I believe that when playing back tracks from your offline playlist and when you are on cell data the app is retrieving tracks...
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