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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
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! iPhone app crashes (does not open)

Hi, Is anyone else having this problem? My iPhone app continues to crash/does not open since downloading the update. Any ideas?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   Is anyone else having this problem? My iPhone app continues to crash/does not open since downloading the update.   Any ideas?
  • JimmyFryer
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify does not resume bluetooth playing in my car

=== START OF TEMPLATE === Description Get in my car and start playing spotify to cars bluetooth. Go into work for the day Come back into car to drive home and iTunes starts playing instead of spotify which was the only app I had open. NOTE: This work...

  • Casual Listener
  • === START OF TEMPLATE ===   Description Get in my car and start playing spotify to cars bluetooth.  Go into work for the day Come back into car to drive home and iTunes starts pla...
  • Peter__
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Related Artists gone from both iPad and iPhone app

I really miss it, it was an important feature. I hope it is a bug, and not design...

  • Gig Goer
  • I really miss it, it was an important feature. I hope it is a bug, and not design...
  • Peter__
  • Community Legend
  • 841 Views
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Inability to resume playlist playback using bluetooth (needs explanation)

So this is my schedule: I drive to work while listening to Spotify from my iPhone over bluetooth in my pocket. After a work day, where I also use my phone, when I want to drive home, Spotify only rarely resumes it's playback. I can't figure out a pat...

  • Roadie
  • So this is my schedule:   I drive to work while listening to Spotify from my iPhone over bluetooth in my pocket.   After a work day, where I also use my phone, when I want to drive home...
  • MikeResar
  • Casual Listener
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Cannot search in offline mode anymore

I used to be able to search my synced music in offline mode. Now I am redirected to local files, which is empty... I used to be able to search all the synced playlists in offline mode, which was really useful. Is it a bug, or a bad design decision?

  • Gig Goer
  • I used to be able to search my synced music in offline mode. Now I am redirected to local files, which is empty... I used to be able to search all the synced playlists in offline mode, which was real...
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Solved!! Never had play queue in the app.

I remember in one of the updates it was advertised, that there is a play queue now. As far as I remember it was at least half a year ago. I still do not have this feature, and I really miss it. I understand that it takes some time to roll out new fea...

  • Gig Goer
  • I remember in one of the updates it was advertised, that there is a play queue now. As far as I remember it was at least half a year ago. I still do not have this feature, and I really miss it. I und...
  • SPQR3
  • Gig Goer
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Solved!! Sync to iPod Classic

Good day all, I have an iPod Classic. My Spotify account is Premium. I recently tried to sync my playlists (which are available offline) to my iPod. After the erase of all my old music from my iPod, I used the option to select which playlists to sync...

  • Casual Listener
  • Good day all,   I have an iPod Classic. My Spotify account is Premium.   I recently tried to sync my playlists (which are available offline) to my iPod.   After the eras...
  • Rish
  • Casual Listener
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iPhone app biography tab missing

Where is the biography and the similar artists tab in the iPhone app?

  • Newbie
  • Where is the biography and the similar artists tab in the iPhone app?
  • robzim737
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Reorganize Play queue

How do i re-organize the play queue. I have found the play queue on my android phone but cant find it on iPhone.How do you move tracks in the play queue? I guessed long press would take you into track moving mode, but no.Thanks.

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  • How do i re-organize the play queue. I have found the play queue on my android phone but cant find it on iPhone. How do you move tracks in the play queue? I guessed long press would take you into ...
  • Peter__
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Spotify won't open on iPhone 5

I click the app it says something about not being able in browser mode and just turns off. Please help. I have reset my phone too

  • Newbie
  • I click the app it says something about not being able in browser mode and just turns off. Please help. I have reset my phone too
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 778 Views
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App crashes every single time I try to access inbox

A friend of mine sent me six song suggestions today. The notification "dot" tells me I have 6 notifications waiting, but every single time I try to access Spotify the app crashes. I am using Spotofy on a brand new iPad Air. Tried turning the iPad on ...

  • Regular
  • A friend of mine sent me six song suggestions today. The notification "dot" tells me I have 6 notifications waiting, but every single time I try to access Spotify the app crashes. I am using Spotofy ...
  • youngdoe
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How do I delete the synced offline files from my iPhone?

i have 3 playlists each one including about 100 songs for offline listening on my iphone. i have 1.5 gb free space. and i choose on main window. and chose red minus . and deleted one of the playlists. and done. i checked th free space again. and it s...

  • Casual Listener
  • i have 3 playlists each one including about 100 songs for offline listening on my iphone.   i have 1.5 gb free space. and i choose on main window. and chose red minus . and deleted one of ...
  • Peter__
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Siri / Voice Control for Spotify

Hi I think I can develop an app which allows Siri to control Spotify (I know there are 1-2 other ways of doing this but not perfect I think). Would you find this useful? What commands do you think would be most useful? Thanks

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  • Hi   I think I can develop an app which allows Siri to control Spotify (I know there are 1-2 other ways of doing this but not perfect I think).   Would you find this useful?  W...
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iPad Air: Can't share a track with another Spotify user

iPad Air When I try to share a track, it lets me search for a user but then says "no results." I can find that user when I search in the main search window. And I have shared music FROM that user in my inbox, but can't see how to add them to my frien...

  • Casual Listener
  • iPad Air   When I try to share a track, it lets me search for a user but then says "no results." I can find that user when I search in the main search window. And I have shared music FROM ...
  • that_owl
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify Radio Not Working

Hi, i am having a problem with my radio not working on the desktop and the iphone app!! i have premium and everthing else works.. what should i do?

  • Regular
  • Hi, i am having a problem with my radio not working on the desktop and the iphone app!! i have premium and everthing else works.. what should i do?
  • Peter__
  • Community Legend
  • 893 Views
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iPod synchronizing page is empty

Hi fellow Spotify users, I tried to sync my iPod Classic (80GB, late 2007) with Spotify but the synchronizing page appears empty. There's nothing I can do except ejecting the iPod (obviously useless). I added a screenshot so you can see what's going ...

  • Visitor
  • Hi fellow Spotify users,   I tried to sync my iPod Classic (80GB, late 2007) with Spotify but the synchronizing page appears empty. There's nothing I can do except ejecting the iPod (obvious...
  • Peter__
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Getting random radio stations and I am unable to listen to one of my stations

So two random radio stations have shown up from music I have never heard before. And I'm getting a "Sorry. This radio station cannot be started" in two of my stations (same band don't know that's happened) but the thing is the stations HAVE worked be...

  • Newbie
  • So two random radio stations have shown up from music I have never heard before. And I'm getting a "Sorry. This radio station cannot be started" in two of my stations (same band don't know that's hap...
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Same iPhone synced twice?

Hi! I had some problems with playing some songs on my iPhone 5S, although they would play on my computer, and I've tried several things, synced it over and over again, but it wouldn't work. So I reinstalled spotify completely on my iPhone and it said...

  • Newbie
  • Hi!   I had some problems with playing some songs on my iPhone 5S, although they would play on my computer, and I've tried several things, synced it over and over again, but it wouldn't work...
  • Peter__
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Spotify won't play a certain album on iPhone app.

I have iPhone 4 with iOS 7 and a premium account. The songs on the album appear to be playing but the track playing time doesn't appear at the bottom or if it does, it doesn't go forward. Even stranger, when I viewed Spotify from my locked screen mod...

  • Newbie
  • I have iPhone 4 with iOS 7 and a premium account. The songs on the album appear to be playing but the track playing time doesn't appear at the bottom or if it does, it doesn't go forward. Even strang...
  • Robinjornli
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