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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 ...

MattSuda
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sapmi
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Superuser Contribution Can we please add an option to stop the queue from adding things I don't explicitly add?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWin 10 I cannot get my queue to stop repopulating from playlist radio or wherever else. This disables shuffle. I have no idea how it began becaue I always use shuffle and never use the queue directly....

SpotPC
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Win 10 I cannot get my queue to stop repopulating from playlist radio or wherever else. This disables shuffle. I ...
2018-07-14 1:31:32 AM
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AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution Offline Podcast episode downloads every two days again

Hi,I've a premium account and use Spotify with the iPhone app.A podcast with ads download offline episodes every two days. It seems to affect the podcast with ads before and after the episode only. Episodes of other podcasts does not download again.I...

Spotrunner
Casual Listener
Hi, I've a premium account and use Spotify with the iPhone app. A podcast with ads download offline episodes every two days. It seems to affect the podcast with ads before and after the episode...
2022-12-06 11:18:28 AM
2022-12-08 3:32:57 PM
Kiril
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle feature not working

I have a premium account. I can’t enable shuffle to my liked songs while “Enhanced” mode is turned on. I can’t even click the icon when I do, it automatically reverts to playing songs in order.

1aaronr
Casual Listener
I have a premium account. I can’t enable shuffle to my liked songs while “Enhanced” mode is turned on. I can’t even click the icon when I do, it automatically reverts to playing songs in order.
2022-10-19 12:02:28 AM
2022-12-08 5:56:56 AM
BigToad
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Superuser Contribution Recent updates killed now playing (if playback is on other device)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(iPhone 12 Pro Max / Windows) Operating System(IOS fully patched / Windows 11 fully patched) My Question or Issue When playing on a remote device (my windows 11 Computer in this case), the now playing widget is not sho...

rstcologne
Regular
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 12 Pro Max / Windows) Operating System (IOS fully patched / Windows 11 fully patched) My Question or Issue W...
2022-12-06 1:47:07 AM
2022-12-07 3:28:29 PM
MihailY
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Spotify iPhone not able to connect to spotify group

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16.1.1 (but also on 15.x)My Question or IssueSince a few iphone app versions, the iphone app refuses to connect to a chromecast speaker group. It does connect to the individual chromecasts. The g...

jowst
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country NL Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16.1.1 (but also on 15.x) My Question or Issue Since a few iphone app versions, the iphone app refuses to connect to a chromecas...
2022-12-06 11:20:05 AM
2022-12-07 2:24:54 PM
OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle doesnt work in car!?!?

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceIphone 11 Pro Operating SystemiOS 13.3.1 My Question or Issue Been reading up on this and cannot understand why an app with 100M+ users is unable to sort a simple shuffle function? My playlist has more than a 100 songs ...

gonein63
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Iphone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13.3.1 My Question or Issue Been reading up on this and cannot understand why an app wit...
2020-04-27 5:40:46 AM
2022-12-06 8:30:36 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Currently playing song not showing/syncing between iPhone and iMac

Currently playing not showing/syncing between iPhone and iMac. This is an ongoing issue. Currently playing song is seldom displayed/synced correctly. Keep quitting and restarting the iMac app, the song playing on my iPhone is not showing up.Playing m...

maxartist23
Roadie
Currently playing not showing/syncing between iPhone and iMac. This is an ongoing issue. Currently playing song is seldom displayed/synced correctly. Keep quitting and restarting the ...
2022-10-30 3:08:48 PM
2022-12-06 4:19:03 PM
Lyubka
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Disconnects from MusicCast and Airplay when paused for too long

On my iPhone, when I pause music to go do something else, it disconnects from MusicCast or Airplay if I left it paused for too long. The song I left off on is still there and at the same point when I paused but when I hit play again, it forgot I was ...

danwheeler
Regular
On my iPhone, when I pause music to go do something else, it disconnects from MusicCast or Airplay if I left it paused for too long. The song I left off on is still there and at the same point when I...
2022-12-01 6:27:11 AM
2022-12-06 11:20:24 AM
Dian
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Can’t play downloaded songs offline with Premium on iPhone

It all started yesterday, i was going to work and as always, i listen offline to my playlist that i downloaded months ago. And when i select the playlist, the green arrow is there but the songs show up dark. And i got a notification saying “this song...

Carvsm12
Newbie
It all started yesterday, i was going to work and as always, i listen offline to my playlist that i downloaded months ago. And when i select the playlist, the green arrow is there but the songs show ...
2017-12-27 5:24:39 PM
2022-12-06 7:09:33 AM
Dian
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Local files (neither from PC nor iOS) not showing up in the App.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 11)Operating System(iOS 16.1) My Question or IssueThe songs from my Local Files library on the PC do not show up in the iOS-App anymore.And also after copying files to the iOS file system they still not show up ...

iklemp
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (iOS 16.1) My Question or Issue The songs from my Local Files library on the PC do not show up in the iOS-App anymore...
2022-11-28 5:16:17 PM
2022-12-05 10:39:47 PM
iklemp
Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution Others playlists

I cant view any of my friends playlists and have tried uninstalling etcPlanFreeCountryUKDeviceiPhone 12 Pro Max Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

zmc19
Visitor
I cant view any of my friends playlists and have tried uninstalling etc Plan Free Country UK Device iPhone 12 Pro Max Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &nbs...
2022-11-18 1:05:13 AM
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Pow3r1
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Superuser Contribution No funciona Spotify en apple watch

No me deja abrir la aplicación de Spotify en mi Apple Watch intentó abrirla para poder entrar e no abre nose porque

Angel_Vivanco
Newbie
No me deja abrir la aplicación de Spotify en mi Apple Watch intentó abrirla para poder entrar e no abre nose porque
2022-12-01 3:59:12 AM
2022-12-04 12:51:38 AM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Locally saved mp3s suddenly greyed out

Plan: FamilyDevice iPhone 13 Pro MaxOperating System: iOS My Question or Issue:Suddenly my locally stored songs (i.e. the .mp3 files are saved on my phone via itunes) are appearing as greyed out. I have not touched anything setting-wise, i dont use s...

Titanium69
Newbie
Plan: Family Device iPhone 13 Pro Max Operating System: iOS My Question or Issue: Suddenly my locally stored songs (i.e. the .mp3 files are saved on my phone via itunes) are appearing as ...
2022-12-02 10:55:50 PM
2022-12-04 10:37:58 PM
AlejaR
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Playlists] Adding a playlist to home screen

One of my ideas for Spotify would be...what if you could add a playlist to your home screen on a mobile device?That would come in handy, so you could just tap it and it would being the playlist up. Sorta how you can add a group chat to your home scre...

LaurenWaters
Visitor
One of my ideas for Spotify would be... what if you could add a playlist to your home screen on a mobile device? That would come in handy, so you could just tap it and it would being the playlist u...
2021-08-06 4:41:28 PM
2022-12-03 6:40:29 AM
Eldoron
Newbie
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Alarm (IOS)

PlanPremiumCountryunited statesDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 11My Question or IssueCould you possibly put an alarm built right into the app, so many people could Benefit from this feature. It could shut your music off whenever you set it and you ...

0mh53np-ma_rj
Newbie
Plan Premium Country united states Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 11 My Question or Issue Could you possibly put an alarm built right into the app, so many people could Benefit from ...
2018-06-06 5:53:51 AM
2022-12-02 10:32:22 PM
AlejaR
Moderator
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77167 Views
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Superuser Contribution Can‘t add playlists (for example Discover Weekly) as a whole to other playlists

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16.1.1 My Question or IssueI recently switched form an Android phone to an iOS device, and I really miss the option of adding a whole playlist, in my case the „Discover Weekly“ playlist, to ...

davidwie
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16.1.1 My Question or Issue I recently switched form an Android phone to an iOS device, and I really miss the optio...
2022-11-30 5:57:26 PM
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MihailY
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution AirPlay didn’t work on my iPhone 12 on iOS 16.1.1

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 16.1.1 My Question or IssueOn iOs 16, AirPlay is not working fine. 3 Time on 1 nothing append. Music is showing as playing but there is no sound. Is there a bug on Spotify or iOS?

Guizmo31
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country France Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 16.1.1 My Question or Issue On iOs 16, AirPlay is not working fine. 3 Time on 1 nothing append. Music is sho...
2022-11-27 11:04:02 AM
2022-12-02 8:52:19 AM
MihailY
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution can no longer control music through steering wheel

This has been going on for me for well over a year now, I can play Spotify through my usb cable when it’s plugged into my car but since over a year ago I am unable to use the steering wheel controls to skip a song and the song title no longer display...

Shel_15
Music Fan
This has been going on for me for well over a year now, I can play Spotify through my usb cable when it’s plugged into my car but since over a year ago I am unable to use the steering wheel controls ...
2019-05-27 2:08:35 PM
2022-12-02 7:17:11 AM
KM8513
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution Google Assistant with Spotify

I'd like to be able to say "Hey Google, play The Beach Boys," and have it cast onto my Sonos speakers. I have everything setup up in my Google home app: my Spotify account, all of the Sonos speakers, etc. But when I speak that request, I get a respon...

matteymann
Casual Listener
I'd like to be able to say "Hey Google, play The Beach Boys," and have it cast onto my Sonos speakers. I have everything setup up in my Google home app: my Spotify account, all of the ...
2022-11-22 4:05:24 PM
2022-12-01 4:44:08 PM
Dian
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Glitch/bug found??

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceIPhone XR Operating SystemiOS 15.5 My Question or Issuei wasn't sure where to report this, but a few people suggested the community forums so here i am. my spotify has been glitchy as of lately, it will do thing...

benji_probably
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device IPhone XR Operating System iOS 15.5 My Question or Issue i wasn't sure where to report this, but a few people ...
2022-06-06 4:57:01 AM
2022-11-30 7:57:13 PM
OscarDC
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