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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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  • Rastereyes
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How do I remove connection with Facebook?

How do I remove connection with facebook? I never wanted it in the first place and have no idea why it has connected. I have a separate log in details from facebook

  • Newbie
  • How do I remove connection with facebook? I never wanted it in the first place and have no idea why it has connected. I have a separate log in details from facebook
  • Peter__
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Why is spotify so **bleep**

Why on earth does spotify keep syncing tracks that have already been synced for months, wipes my whole collection and sync's again stops me being able to play offline, this is doing my nut in, I pay £9.99 a month for this **bleep** time for napster m...

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  • Why on earth does spotify keep syncing tracks that have already been synced for months, wipes my whole collection and sync's again stops me being able to play offline, this is doing my nut in, I pay ...
  • Peter__
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Premium is not working on iphone

HELP! My Spotify premium account does not sync with the Spotify app on my iPhone! It does work on my PC but when I try to do it on my phone it refuses to work, what should I do?

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  • HELP! My Spotify premium account does not sync with the Spotify app on my iPhone! It does work on my PC but when I try to do it on my phone it refuses to work, what should I do?
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Can't share tracks iPhone 5s.

When I have a track I want to share I click share. I get the 5 different options to share. I always use SMS or email. When I select either of them a transition screen appears momentarily as if its working normally then it disappears showing the share...

  • Gig Goer
  • When I have a track I want to share I click share. I get the 5 different options to share. I always use SMS or email.   When I select either of them a transition screen appears momentarily a...
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Facebook connection issues - I've tried every suggestion!

I have a tricky one - I downloaded the Spotify app on my iPad and iPhone and made myself an account using my email address (not via facebook). Made some playlists etc. and all good. A friend comes round and uses my iPad to log on to her Facebook acco...

  • Newbie
  • I have a tricky one - I downloaded the Spotify app on my iPad and iPhone and made myself an account using my email address (not via facebook). Made some playlists etc. and all good. A friend comes ro...
  • Merik
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Offline - shuffle - stops playing, but app says still playing.

I ride a motorbike and often ride with my headphones in and Spotify playing on offline mode. However, since moving from an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 5s (both with the latest iOS), it's develoepd a problem. The music plays back fine, but it will then reac...

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  • I ride a motorbike and often ride with my headphones in and Spotify playing on offline mode.   However, since moving from an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 5s (both with the latest iOS), it's develoe...
  • incompletepete
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Help

I use to have spotify but I had deactivated my premium account last month and I want to reactivated it without losing my music.

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  • I use to have spotify but I had deactivated my premium account last month and I want to reactivated it without losing my music.
  • Peter__
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Facebook login

I'm having an issue with my spotify account, I'm logged in with my account and attempting to login with my facebook and on my ipad and iPhone it is stating someone else's name? All my playlists state they are created by a friend of mine who used my s...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm having an issue with my spotify account, I'm logged in with my account and attempting to login with my facebook and on my ipad and iPhone it is stating someone else's name? All my playlists sta...
  • Peter__
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Playlist track order on iPhone

Hi, is it possible to rearrange the playlist order on mobile playlist without using the drag and drop function? Can anybody please help me with this? I've seen posts from 2012 about this problem but no recent ones and to be honest it doesn't seem lik...

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  • Hi, is it possible to rearrange the playlist order on mobile playlist without using the drag and drop function?   Can anybody please help me with this?   I've seen posts from 2012 a...
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cant sync my spotify files to my ipod

i have a ipod nano, i cannot sync the files i have downloaded on to my spotify accounct to the ipod, i am a premium coustermer just started my 30 day free trial, i have set all the songs to available offline mode and they seemed to sync on to spotify...

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  • i have a ipod nano, i cannot sync the files i have downloaded on to my spotify accounct to the ipod, i am a premium coustermer just started my 30 day free trial, i have set all the songs to available...
  • Peter__
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Unable to Play Track on Android or iPad, but playable on PC?

Hi all,Would anyone know why some tracks of my playlist play fine on the PC, but are unplayable on Android or iPad? These are greyed out in the mobile devices.On the iPad, it says "Unable to Play Track" when you try to play it.Other related posts for...

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  • Hi all, Would anyone know why some tracks of my playlist play fine on the PC, but are unplayable on Android or iPad? These are greyed out in the mobile devices. On the iPad, it says "Unable to ...
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Spotify Connect Between Devices

I have Spotify Connect and started about the same time as a friend. He can control playback between iPhone and iPad with Spotify Connect and I can not do the same thing. How do I enable this on my account. All my devices are on the same wifi network ...

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  • I have Spotify Connect and started about the same time as a friend.  He can control playback between iPhone and iPad with Spotify Connect and I can not do the same thing.  How do I enable t...
  • Peter__
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Is there a way to download songs on Spotify playlist to sync with iPod?

Is there a way to download songs on spotify playlist so that I can sync with ipod? It appears that the only way it will sync is if the files are considered "local files." How can I add songs on spotify to "local files" so that I can sync to ipod?

  • Casual Listener
  • Is there a way to download songs on spotify playlist so that I can sync with ipod?  It appears that the only way it will sync is if the files are considered "local files."  How can I add so...
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Problems Playing Some Tracks Offline

OK so I have a premium account with Spotify that I use with my iPhone 5 Ive created a playlist for all the tracks I want to listen to Offline which consists at the moment of 587 tracks. Playing each track online is fine. Yet when I flick the switch t...

  • Casual Listener
  • OK so I have a premium account with Spotify that I use with my iPhone 5   Ive created a playlist for all the tracks I want to listen to Offline which consists at the moment of 587 track...
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iPad artist page is only showing censored version??

I went to listen to Schoolboy Q's newest and before the first song was over I noticed it was edited. I went back to his page and could not find an explicit version like I would on the PC. I know I can find it by searching for the album, but this work...

  • Casual Listener
  • I went to listen to Schoolboy Q's newest and before the first song was over I noticed it was edited. I went back to his page and could not find an explicit version like I would on the PC. I know I ca...
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Spotify needs USB synchronization

Trying to sync with WiFi is just painful to watch. It is onften very slow because my interenet isn't great. Where I live, it's hard to get decent WiFi set up. The whole point of me getting Spotify Premium was so that I could listen to my music offlin...

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  • Trying to sync with WiFi is just painful to watch. It is onften very slow because my interenet isn't great. Where I live, it's hard to get decent WiFi set up. The whole point of me getting Spotify Pr...
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Spotify crashes on iPod Touch 3G

I have been having a problem for months with the Spotify app on my iPod Touch (iOS 5.1.1). During playback, the app crashes, either during the first song I play or after a few songs. When it crashes, the music begins to stutter and then goes silent o...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have been having a problem for months with the Spotify app on my iPod Touch (iOS 5.1.1). During playback, the app crashes, either during the first song I play or after a few songs. When it crashes,...
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I´ve purchased Spotify Unlimited but still have ads

I still have ads on my iphone with Unlimited and thought this was something that worked for both my pc and iphone. Is that correct???

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  • I still have ads on my iphone with Unlimited and thought this was something that worked for both my pc and iphone. Is that correct???
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Radio kicks in when playlist ends

Hi there, When any of my iPhone playlist end, for some reason the radio function kicks in. Is there any way to turn that off? Thanks! Roman

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  • Hi there,   When any of my iPhone playlist end, for some reason the radio function kicks in.  Is there any way to turn that off?     Thanks! Roman
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Solved!! Can't stream on iOS4

Hi,Streaming is free right? Yet my Spotify for iOS keeps saying for premium only.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Streaming is free right? Yet my Spotify for iOS keeps saying for premium only.
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