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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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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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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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Premium Activating Problem

Hello everyone, yesterday I purchased for a Premium account in order to have all the songs in my iphone and be able to listen it everywhere. However, in my iphone I am not getting all the songs of my playlists. Everytime I try to synchronize all the ...

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  • Hello everyone,   yesterday I purchased for a Premium account in order to have all the songs in my iphone and be able to listen it everywhere. However, in my iphone I am not getting all the ...
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No tracks in clone of starred-playlist on iPhone

On the PC I've made a clone named "Starred 1" of the standard starred-playlist which contains the tracks of the original playlist in randomized order (~ 1400 titles, see http://open.spotify.com/user/1116633726/playlist/11A6zVxyFBAciQg2793uE5). Althou...

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  • On the PC I've made a clone named "Starred 1" of the standard starred-playlist which contains the tracks of the original playlist in randomized order (~ 1400 titles, see http://open.spotify.com/...
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Sync offline playlist on iPhone does not work.

Hi,Read all the threads regarding this problem and no efforts seem to change anything. The syncing stops at "Syncing 1 of xx" and nothing happens.I have no other songs synced, this is the first time.Appreciate any help...Kalle

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  • Hi, Read all the threads regarding this problem and no efforts seem to change anything. The syncing stops at "Syncing 1 of xx" and nothing happens. I have no other songs synced, this is the f...
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songs skipping

I am wondering why today some of my songs that are set to stream are skipping on my iphone? The ones that are offline work fine.

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  • I am wondering why today some of my songs that are set to stream are skipping on my iphone? The ones that are offline work fine.
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I have premium iphone says trial???

Ok so I have had Spotify premium for a good 6 months now. I got an iphone but its only 8GB so I figured its no problem and upgraded spotify unlimited to premium so I dont have to store music on my phone I have it all with me anyway. Last couple days ...

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  • Ok so I have had Spotify premium for a good 6 months now. I got an iphone but its only 8GB so I figured its no problem and upgraded spotify unlimited to premium so I dont have to store music on my ph...
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Updating playlists not synced between PC and iPad

Okay, so I created a playlist earlier today to use on my iPad, but I had to copy all of the music onto it so I decided to add the tracks via PC.However, when I added the tracks to the playlist on my PC, the playlist for some reason is not updated whe...

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  • Okay, so I created a playlist earlier today to use on my iPad, but I had to copy all of the music onto it so I decided to add the tracks via PC. However, when I added the tracks to the playlist on...
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music not showing up?

Hi folks - thinking there's an easy fix to this and I'm just to green to figure it out. I have added songs that I own (uploaded to iTunes) to playlists. I can play them on my desktop, but they won't show up offline on my iPhone, though the rest of my...

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  • Hi folks - thinking there's an easy fix to this and I'm just to green to figure it out.   I have added songs that I own (uploaded to iTunes) to playlists. I can play them on my desktop, but ...
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Car stereo (Kia Ceed 2013) loads iPod app on next/prev and kills spotify via USB - works with A2DP

Hey, is there any way to successfully use spotify with a car stereo via USB? It plays fine as long as I don't touch the controls on the steering wheel, but next/previous song kills spotify and starts up the iPod app. It works great with bluetooth, bu...

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  • Hey,   is there any way to successfully use spotify with a car stereo via USB? It plays fine as long as I don't touch the controls on the steering wheel, but next/previous song kills spotify a...
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Searching stinks all of a sudden...

Hey guys -- After the last update, I notcied the search function has really suffered. I'm not a great speller, so band names like Calexico often get spelled Colexico or maybe Regina Spektor when it should be Ragina Spektor. These used to return the r...

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  • Hey guys --   After the last update, I notcied the search function has really suffered. I'm not a great speller, so band names like Calexico often get spelled Colexico or maybe Regina Spekto...
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Solved!! Files won't sync on iOS

I have an iPhone 4S and have not previously had any problems with the app but in the last week I have started to have serious problems with syncing playlists for offline play. The playlists sync up to a point but then it gets stuck on a particular tr...

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  • I have an iPhone 4S and have not previously had any problems with the app but in the last week I have started to have serious problems with syncing playlists for offline play. The playlists sync up t...
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Online data consuption using offline playlists

I want to be online playing offline playlists without downloading music using 3G data. Question: If i listen to offline playlists (music stored in my iphone) while spotify is in online mode, is there any 3G consuption? or the music stored locally is ...

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  • I want to be online playing offline playlists without downloading music using 3G data.   Question: If i listen to offline playlists (music stored in my iphone) while spotify is in online m...
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Cannot access Premium features on Ipod touch Spotify,

I just signed up for a free 30 day trial on spotify and it won't recognize on the ipod touch. What could it be?

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  • I just signed up for a free 30 day trial on spotify and it won't recognize on the ipod touch.   What could it be?
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Extreme Battery Drain

I am a pemirum user of soptify recently, It's a very good experience for me. However, I found that my iPhone (4s) battery usage is extremely high even in offline mode. Also, the battery usage is much higher than using iMatch to listen to the music......

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  • I am a pemirum user of soptify recently,  It's a very good experience for me.   However, I found that my iPhone (4s) battery usage is extremely high even in offline mode.  Also...
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ipod backup

i am new using spotify and i tried to sync some songs into my ipod but i could and all of my songs that were on my ipod erased and i cant get them back! i backed them up but i dont know how to get them in my ipod again! plase help!

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  • i am new using spotify and i tried to sync some songs into my ipod but i could and all of my songs that were on my ipod erased and i cant get them back! i backed them up but i dont know how to get th...
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Can't play Country radio station for some reason

Other radio stations work, but when I try to play Country radio, I get thiss error: http://chovy.dyndns.org/test/image.png This has been happening for about a week.

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  • Other radio stations work, but when I try to play Country radio, I get thiss error:   http://chovy.dyndns.org/test/image.png   This has been happening for about a week.
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NO songs showing up on my "library" playlist.

I created a "library" playlist on my desktop that contains all my songs on the library playlist that is created from my library collection group(also containing starred and local files). When I go to that playlist on my IPhone it contains zero tracks...

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  • I created a "library" playlist on my desktop that contains all my songs on the library playlist that is created from my library collection group(also containing starred and local files).  When I...
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Spotify Premium for iPad is broken

Radio function is totally inoperable, either I'm told the radio station can not be started or after 3- 5 songs the radio station quits playing. It has been over a week since I've had a working account. I've rebooted, I've uninstalled and reinstalled ...

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  • Radio function is totally inoperable, either I'm told the radio station can not be started or after 3- 5 songs the radio station quits playing. It has been over a week since I've had a work...
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Solved!! Not all songs are showing in ios playlists?

I have a problem. Not all songs in playlists appear on my iphone (not offline mode). For example my "favorites" playlist contains 764 tracks at the moment, but on my iphone it says 753 tracks. If i add/ delete a track from the playlist on my pc, the ...

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  • I have a problem. Not all songs in playlists appear on my iphone (not offline mode). For example my "favorites" playlist contains 764 tracks at the moment, but on my iphone it says 753 tracks. If i a...
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What iPhone dock should I buy for iPhone 4 that will work with spotify?

I have an iphone 4 (not the S) and it is running ios 6.1.3 and I have spotify premium, I've read quite a few threads of people having trouble playing spotify through their dock. So those who don't have issues, which one did you buy?

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  • I have an iphone 4 (not the S) and it is running ios 6.1.3 and I have spotify premium, I've read quite a few threads of people having trouble playing spotify through their dock. So those who don't ha...
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Signed up and paid for premium but when i log in it says i don't have it

I signed up for spotify premium, and was just charged my monthly charge two days ago, but for the last two weeks my account tells me i do not have premium, and only allows me to listen to the radio. Tried logging out and in several times, didn't help...

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  • I signed up for spotify premium, and was just charged my monthly charge two days ago, but for the last two weeks my account tells me i do not have premium, and only allows me to listen to the radio. ...
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