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Exploring new ways of adding items to "Your Library"

Hey there folks, Our design team has started exploring new ways to add items to "Your Library". This is why we'd love to hear your feedback on the new implementations, because those changes are done with the goal to better your experience on our plat...

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  • JimmyExell
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Lyrics not showing

Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 15.0.2 Spotify 8.6.80.1180 My Question or Issue Apparently everyone in the world got the lyrics with the update. Expect me. How do I fix this ? Or rather how will YOU fix this ?! Empti...

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  • Iyanu
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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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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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Superuser Contribution Recently Played Disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 13.1.2 My Question or IssueHi, for the past 2 weeks my recently played was disappeared. I've tried to reinstall and logged out my account but it still doesn't work. But the recently played...

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 13.1.2   My Question or Issue Hi, for the past 2 weeks my recently played was disappeared. I've tried to reinstall ...
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Superuser Contribution Music stops instantaneously

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceiPhone11Operating SystemiOS 14.1My Question or IssueI was listening to music and when I plugged my earphones through the lightning port I wasn’t able, when I paused the music, to resume it again. Everytime I touched the p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device iPhone11 Operating System iOS 14.1 My Question or Issue I was listening to music and when I plugged my earphones through the lightning port I wasn’t able, w...
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Like button missing from lockscreen on iPadOS 14

DeviceiPad ProOperating SystemiPadOS 14.1 My IssueThere is no "Like" button on the lock screen, which is super annoying. Having to unlock my iPad to like a song every time is annoying. Please fix this.

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  • Device iPad Pro Operating System iPadOS 14.1   My Issue There is no "Like" button on the lock screen, which is super annoying. Having to unlock my iPad to like a song every time is annoyin...
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Solved!! Red circle next to a creator of public playlist

So I was looking for some film music, when I found some interesting (for me) public playlist, but noticed a red coloured circle next to the creator of it, containing the number 1, which I have never seen before on any platform. Clicking on it leads t...

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  • So I was looking for some film music, when I found some interesting (for me) public playlist, but noticed a red coloured circle next to the creator of it, containing the number 1, which I have never ...
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Superuser Contribution downloaded songs not playing offline

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DeviceIphone XR Operating System(iOS 13.31) My Question or IssueI have a premium account which worked fine except for recently because all of my downloaded playlists and albums are suddenly unavailable offline. When I’m on...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore  Device Iphone XR  Operating System (iOS 13.31)   My Question or Issue I have a premium account which worked fine except for recently because a...
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Superuser Contribution Queue Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 Pro Max Operating SystemiOS 14.0.1 My Question or Issue My queue just isn’t working. I try to add songs and I get the pop up that it’s been added to my queue and it hasn’t been. I tried restarting my pho...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 Pro Max  Operating System iOS 14.0.1   My Question or Issue   My queue just isn’t working. I try to add songs and I get t...
  • Mario
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Superuser Contribution "Something went wrong. Please try again, or go to our support."

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueI am trying to get spotify premium student discount version and i typed in all my debit card data correctly and verified that I am a student and it says "Something we...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue I am trying to get spotify premium student discount version and i typed in all my debit ca...
  • Mihail
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Solved!! Apple Watch Streaming Beta Phone Call Issue

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceIphone X, Apple watch series 6Operating SystemIOS 14.0 (phone)Watch OS 7.0.2 (Watch)My Question or IssueI understand that this feature is still in beta, however wanted to report this bug anyway as I have recently foun...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Iphone X, Apple watch series 6 Operating System IOS 14.0 (phone) Watch OS 7.0.2 (Watch) My Question or Issue I understand that this feature is still in...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Can’t create a new playlist

Free/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have an iPhoneXS with a family premium account, the other person on my account doesn’t have thi...

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  •   Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I h...
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Solved!! Apple Watch streaming beta bug reporting

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceApple Watch Series 3, GPS + Cellular, 42mmOperating SystemWatchOS 7.0.2 My Question or IssueI recently found I have access to the Apple Watch streaming beta. I've been using it quiet a bit during workouts, and the experien...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Apple Watch Series 3, GPS + Cellular, 42mm Operating System WatchOS 7.0.2   My Question or Issue I recently found I have access to the Apple Wat...
  • mitchrick
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Superuser Contribution My daughters tracks are being accessed by unknown 3rd parties and being edited. How do we stop?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
  • Mihail
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution music hud looks weird and i hate it

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue i opened spotify this morning and it looked like this instead of how it usually looks which is more spread out and the buttons are larger. I thought this HUD was only ass...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  i opened spotify this morning and it looked like this instead of how it usually look...
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Superuser Contribution No lyrics on my iphone

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysia Device(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS 14.01) My Question or IssueMy iphone dont have the lyrics. Already update, uninstall restart phone and everything. But in my laptop windows have the lyrics but not in my iphone

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia   Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS 14.01)   My Question or Issue My iphone dont have the lyrics. Already update, uninstall restart p...
  • Mihail
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle/Repeat Toggles Inconsistent/Missing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPad Air 2 and iPhone 6S PlusOperating SystemiOS 14.0.1 My Question or IssueUsing Spotify app version 8.5.78.928. “Daily Mix” playlists do not offer the shuffle option. Found this same problem on the Spotify web site (under...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6S Plus Operating System iOS 14.0.1   My Question or Issue Using Spotify app version 8.5.78.928.  “Daily Mix” playlists do no...
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Liked songs no longer showing on iPhone or mac app

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have and iPhone 11 and a new account after just setting up a duo account which my partner i...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I have ...
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Playlist Descriptions

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA DeviceiPhone x Operating SystemiOS 14 My Question or Issue - Is there a way to see the full description of a playlist on a mobile device? I love making fun/unique descriptions for my playlists but on an iphone you cannot h...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - USA   Device iPhone x  Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue - Is there a way to see the full description of a playlist on a mobile ...
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“...and more” on artist’s profile isn’t working? [iOS]

Hello! I’ve been having issues with the “...and more” option that is listed beneath an artist when you go to their page. For instance, I recently went to Owl City’s profile to play his music, but when I hit “...and more”, it just did the “you have hi...

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  • Hello! I’ve been having issues with the “...and more” option that is listed beneath an artist when you go to their page. For instance, I recently went to Owl City’s profile to play his music, but whe...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution PLEASE HELP I AM GOING CRAZY

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueWhenever I queue up a song on my phone, it shows up for a split second and then disappears. The song will still play, but I can not move it or see where it is in my queue....

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue Whenever I queue up a song on my phone, it shows up for a split second and then disappears. The...
  • AeroZ
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Superuser Contribution Local Files not working on IPhone

PlanPremiumCountryAmericaDeviceIphone SEIOS 14 My Question or IssueI keep trying to play my local files that I downloaded onto my computer on my phone but nothing has worked. I have tried everything and no matter what I do nothing will work.

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  • Plan Premium Country America Device Iphone SE IOS 14   My Question or Issue I keep trying to play my local files that I downloaded onto my computer on my phone but nothing has worked. I...
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