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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 search not finding items not available through Spotify

before the search function changed on the iPhone app, I was able to search all the songs I have uploaded onto my phone, including ones that are not in Spotify's database. Now, I no longer can. For example, I have a lot of Beatles songs that I've uplo...

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  • before the search function changed on the iPhone app, I was able to search all the songs I have uploaded onto my phone, including ones that are not in Spotify's database.  Now, I no longer can. ...
  • Taylor
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Is there any way to be able to hand pick your songs opposed to shuffle on the spotify iphone app?

Just recently spotify practically forced me to click the shuffle button and is giving me no option to unshuffle. Is there any way for me to individually pick my songs or should i just switch to itunes? I've had this app over a year and I loved it, no...

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  • Just recently spotify practically forced me to click the shuffle button and is giving me no option to unshuffle. Is there any way for me to individually pick my songs or should i just switch to itune...
  • MikeyB
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Solved!! Too similar to pandora

If I wanted to download pandora I would of done so. I liked spotify the way it was to begin with.

  • Casual Listener
  • If I wanted to download pandora I would of done so. I liked spotify the way it was to begin with.
  • MikeyB
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Long song titles cropped in radio mode

Long song titles do not have hover effect to see the title. The small box on the bottom left does have it and so you can see full title when hovering with a mouse but I believe same should be applied to the song title in the middle of the screen. Att...

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  • Long song titles do not have hover effect to see the title. The small box on the bottom left does have it and so you can see full title when hovering with a mouse but I believe same should be applied...
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Shuffle Playlist Problem

I am trying to play a playlist, and it keeps suggesting songs. It has played 10 consecutive suggested songs now that are not on the playlist that I was listening to. It says on the support page that it should only have suggested songs on playlists wi...

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  • I am trying to play a playlist, and it keeps suggesting songs.  It has played 10 consecutive suggested songs now that are not on the playlist that I was listening to.  It says on ...
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Itunes on one coputer and Spotfy on other HELP!!!

Hey, So on my house computer I have and have been using Itunes since I got my Ipod many, many years ago. For work, I have another computer which I have use Spotify on and I want to be able to put the music that is on my Ipod right now on Spotify on t...

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  • Hey,   So on my house computer I have and have been using Itunes since I got my Ipod many, many years ago. For work, I have another computer which I have use Spotify on and I want to be able...
  • MikeyB
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Spot remote wont show playlists on computer

I cant get my spot remote on my ipad to show the playlists i have on my computer, it connects and plays music but just wont show the playlists.

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  • I cant get my spot remote on my ipad to show the playlists i have on my computer, it connects and plays music but just wont show the playlists.
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Solved!! Search within a playlist

Hi, recently changed from a blackberry to iphone (finally!) and whilst pretty much everything is amazingly better, the only thing I can't figure out how to do is search within a playlist. I have a lot of songs in some playlists and with them not in a...

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  • Hi, recently changed from a blackberry to iphone (finally!) and whilst pretty much everything is amazingly better, the only thing I can't figure out how to do is search within a playlist. I have a lo...
  • dcsoft
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iPad: how do I search within Starred playlist?

On the new ipad app, how do I search within the starred playlist, like I can on the iphone app?

  • Casual Listener
  • On the new ipad app, how do I search within the starred playlist, like I can on the iphone app?
  • dcsoft
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My music wont play on 0.9.1

I dont know what happend but i turned my favourite playlist onto offline mode so i can listen to it when im not on my wifi and im not a premium holder, so after a couple of hours of listening to my music offline something came up and now.. Even after...

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  • I dont know what happend but i turned my favourite playlist onto offline mode so i can listen to it when im not on my wifi and im not a premium holder, so after a couple of hours of listening to my m...
  • Peter__
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Desktop unlimited is fine - but on iOS I am getting ads

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the application on my phone but it's still doing it. Any ideas?

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  • I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the application on my phone but it's still doing it.   Any ideas?
  • Peter__
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After clicking backup, lost all music files

Hey fellow happy spotify users, I just recently unsubscribed from premium for a multiple of reasons, but this being the biggest: My grandfather's iPod nano had a lot of music on it. I asked spotify to backup my files locally, but it decided to delete...

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  • Hey fellow happy spotify users, I just recently unsubscribed from premium for a multiple of reasons, but this being the biggest: My grandfather's iPod nano had a lot of music on it.  I asked...
  • AntonioFrank
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Local Tracks unplayable

I've been using Spotify for a really long time now, and it used to be I was able to play my local tracks without a subscription. I stopped using Spotify the last few months because of another problem. I recently updated my app and saw that I could fi...

  • Music Fan
  • I've been using Spotify for a really long time now, and it used to be I was able to play my local tracks without a subscription. I stopped using Spotify the last few months because of another problem...
  • Josh
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Solved!! Spotify Crashing on IOS 7.0.4

Spotify crashes everytime. When I launch Spotify on Ipad and Iphone 5 it displays Could Login error. When I click OK to try and modify the login ID and password it crashes. Thanks Jose

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify crashes everytime.  When I launch Spotify on Ipad and Iphone 5 it displays Could Login error. When I click OK to try and modify the login ID and password it crashes.   Thanks ...
  • joseaward
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Solved!! Go down to the last song in my Playlist - iPhone

Hi! Is there any way for me to head to the last song directly in my playlist? I'm a songcollector and I keep filling my playlist with more n more tracks.. at the moment it takes long time to go to the most "fresh" songs in my playlist. By clicking at...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!  Is there any way for me to head to the last song directly in my playlist? I'm a songcollector and I keep filling my playlist with more n more tracks.. at the moment it takes long time to ...
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  • Roadie
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iPhone App - not shuffling songs

I have spotify premium and I search the artist i want, go to tracks, select "see all tracks" and click on a song to play then I click the information tab and shuffle is highlighted, but the songs are just playing down the list in order. I tried reins...

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  • I have spotify premium and I search the artist i want, go to tracks, select "see all tracks" and click on a song to play then I click the information tab and shuffle is highlighted, but the songs are...
  • Diamondback424
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Imported Itunes playlist won't play online on Iphone

Hi, Can anyone explain why in the past I was able to play all my Itunes playlists without having to download them? I clearly remember a few months ago I could just play all my playlists as long as I had an internet connection. I've tried syncing the ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Can anyone explain why in the past I was able to play all my Itunes playlists without having to download them? I clearly remember a few months ago I could just play all my playlists as long as ...
  • woopop
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On ipad

On my iPad I haven't been able to download my music. Not a very satisfy costumer I've had the premium for two months and this problem is always occurring.... HELP!!!!!!!!!

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  • On my iPad I haven't been able to download my music. Not a very satisfy costumer I've had the premium for two months and this problem is always occurring.... HELP!!!!!!!!!
  • Adam
  • Roadie
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Help!

Just got the 30 say trail. Online everything is working right, but on my app from iTunes It won't let me use my premium features help!

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  • Just got the 30 say trail. Online everything is working right, but on my app from iTunes It won't let me use my premium features help!
  • Josh
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