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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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  • MattSuda
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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
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Spotify premium doesn't work on iphone

Hello, I bought myself a spotify premium gift card of 1 month today. I activated the code and I have a premium account now, but it only works for my pc and not for my Iphone? for example: I try to change the music quality and it says: this is a premi...

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  • Hello,   I bought myself a spotify premium gift card of 1 month today. I activated the code and I have a premium account now, but it only works for my pc and not for my Iphone? for example: ...
  • Joe
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Re: Spotify Offline Mode - How does it work?

I have a variant to this problem and I cannot work out how to create a new post. I have a Premium subscription. I have synced all my songs to a iphone 5 with software version 7.0.4 some 400+ songs. (approx 2.0GB) My phone still has 7.0GB of memory le...

  • Newbie
  • I have a variant to this problem and I cannot work out how to create a new post. I have a Premium subscription. I have synced all my songs to a iphone 5 with software version 7.0.4 some 400+ song...
  • Joe
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Queue Song Issue in iOS

I am currently having an issue (even after the latest update) that when I queue songs, which ever song is last in the queue will repeat itself. For Example, If i Queued the songs 'Wake Me Up - Avicii' and 'Dark Horse - Katy Perry' in that order Spoti...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am currently having an issue (even after the latest update) that when I queue songs, which ever song is last in the queue will repeat itself.   For Example, If i Queued the songs 'Wake Me ...
  • Peter__
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Spotify isn't letting me upgrade via iPhone

My card is up to date, right country etc. It keeps saying payment failed.Why?? Everything is up to date. I am getting annoyed as they have emailed me with minimal response. Please help me!I am upgrading on my iPhone.

  • Casual Listener
  • My card is up to date, right country etc. It keeps saying payment failed. Why?? Everything is up to date. I am getting annoyed as they have emailed me with minimal response. Please help me! ...
  • Peter__
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buttons iphone app slow to respond to touch

Hey, I noticed with the latest update that the buttons in the iphone app are very slow to respond.The problem is that I don't know whether this occured after the IOS update or the spotify update. Am I the only one experiencing this?Any ideas how I co...

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  • Hey,     I noticed with the latest update that the buttons in the iphone app are very slow to respond. The problem is that I don't know whether this occured after the IOS update or the ...
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Songs won't play after IOS 7.1 update

Since installing the newest iOS update on my iPhone 5 the Spotify app has stopped working. It will start playing a song and then stop a few seconds later. Trying to start another song sometimes works but then it stops a few seconds in as well. I have...

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  • Since installing the newest iOS update on my iPhone 5 the Spotify app has stopped working.  It will start playing a song and then stop a few seconds later.  Trying to start another song som...
  • Joe
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Sync Spotify with iTunes Playlists

I have the Mac OSX application for Spotify and used the import playlist function to get the itunes playlists to show up in Spotify. I am running into the problem where spotify is not recognizing songs from these playlists that are obviously available...

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  • I have the Mac OSX application for Spotify and used the import playlist function to get the itunes playlists to show up in Spotify. I am running into the problem where spotify is not recognizing song...
  • Peter__
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"Something went wrong"

I've read the other threads about this, but so far I nothing has worked for me. Until last night, I could pull up the artists I was following, but now I'm getting this message. I've deleted and reinstalled the app on my phone. I've rebooted my phone....

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  • I've read the other threads about this, but so far I nothing has worked for me.  Until last night, I could pull up the artists I was following, but now I'm getting this message.   I've ...
  • MichaelJerzak
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Solved!! Keep losing all my sync tracks for offline on my iphone!! They are there just not synched! Any help?

Happens quite often that all the tracks on my iphone are no longer synched. I get a message saying that my device is connected to more then 3 devices, which it is not!Any help?

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  • Happens quite often that all the tracks on my iphone are no longer synched. I get a message saying that my device is connected to more then 3 devices, which it is not! Any help?
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Problem with unlimited

I have a Problem. I want to buy spotify Premium, but i bought unlimited. And now they say that i have 30 days unlimited And than Premium but i want Premium now. What can i do ? Thanks

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  • I have a Problem. I want to buy spotify Premium, but i bought unlimited. And now they say that i have 30 days unlimited And than Premium but i want Premium now. What can i do ? Thanks
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No friends appearing in friends tab

None of my friends are appearing in the friends tab

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  • None of my friends are appearing in the friends tab
  • Peter__
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Solved!! Playlists missing from iphone

My playlists disappeared from my iphone yesterday, I have deleted and reinstalled the program twice. They still show up on the desktop version - help!

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  • My playlists disappeared from my iphone yesterday, I have deleted and reinstalled the program twice. They still show up on the desktop version - help!
  • Peter__
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Free Spotify local file sync to ipad

I'm trying to sync some local tracks to my Ipad but the icon in spotify on my computer keeps "pending". There is plenty of space left on the ipad. I have tried searching on google and have come across multiple threads which said that you should be ab...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm trying to sync some local tracks to my Ipad but the icon in spotify on my computer keeps "pending". There is plenty of space left on the ipad. I have tried searching on google and have come acros...
  • Peter__
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Solved!! Iphone cannot log in to Spotify "Could not establish a connection to the Spotify service"

I cannot connect to Spotify via the iPhone app on iPhone 5. I have just upgraded my account from free to Premium. When I try to access Spotify through the app it reports the following error: "Could not establish a connection to the Spotify service". ...

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  • I cannot connect to Spotify via the iPhone app on iPhone 5. I have just upgraded my account from free to Premium. When I try to access Spotify through the app it reports the following error:  "C...
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Still commercials after upgrading to Spotify Unlimited

Hello,Today I received a gift card of the amount of 10 euro. While activating it I could choose for 1 month Spotify Premium or 2 months Spotify Unlimited. I choose for 2 months Spotify Unlimited. After I confirmed it I saw the notification that the u...

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  • Hello, Today I received a gift card of the amount of 10 euro. While activating it I could choose for 1 month Spotify Premium or 2 months Spotify Unlimited. I choose for 2 months Spotify Unlimited....
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Solved!! Can't sync new tracks

Hello, I use Spotify with premium membership on my ipod 5. I have roughly 3000 tracks synced on it, but now when I add new tracks, I see a red exclamation mark beside the track's name. It seems to be a capacity problem because when I delete tracks, I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I use Spotify with premium membership on my ipod 5. I have roughly 3000 tracks synced on it, but now when I add new tracks, I see a red exclamation mark beside the track's name. It ...
  • PierreAlexis
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Problem with Extreme Quality on iPhone app

Description I just became Premium a few days ago because I want to use the Spotify iPhone app wherever I go without adverts and with good sound quality but I in my app settings the streaming quality for Extreme and Playlist quality also in Extreme bu...

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  • Description I just became Premium a few days ago because I want to use the Spotify iPhone app wherever I go without adverts and with good sound quality but I in my app settings the streaming qualit...
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Solved!! Spotify doesn't work

I got my spotify premium yesterday and I am now trying to create a playlist on my iphone, but the app does'nt respond to my touch when I press the edit button. It doesn't respond when I try to search either. I've tried to log in and out, and deleted ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I got my spotify premium yesterday and I am now trying to create a playlist on my iphone, but the app does'nt respond to my touch when I press the edit button. It doesn't respond when I try to search...
  • Peter__
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Thumbs Down Oversight

If you run out of skips on a radio station, you are unable to thumb down a song. This is ridiculous oversight. Just let me thumb it down but keep playing the same song. It's not complicated. If Pandora can handle simple logic, so can you.

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  • If you run out of skips on a radio station, you are unable to thumb down a song. This is ridiculous oversight. Just let me thumb it down but keep playing the same song. It's not complicated. If Pando...
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Problem with 0.9.4.25 and locking (with iPad 2)

When you lock and unlock your device (in my case, my iPad 2), the controls and the screen is unresponsive for a few seconds. Before the update it was almost immediate. I didn't have to wait.

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  • When you lock and unlock your device (in my case, my iPad 2), the controls and the screen is unresponsive for a few seconds. Before the update it was almost immediate. I didn't have to wait.
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