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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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I can’t use spotify on my iphone even though I pay for the premium account.

DescriptionI have Spotify Premium but when I use spotify on my iphone it says "Spotify Premium is required for on-demand mobile streaming. It's free to stream on the desktop." I can’t use spotify on my iphone even though I pay for the premium account...

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  • Description I have Spotify Premium but when I use spotify on my iphone it says "Spotify Premium is required for on-demand mobile streaming. It's free to stream on the desktop." I can’t use spotify o...
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How do I delete a playlist inside a playlist folder?

I can't figure out how to delete a playlist that's in a folder from the iOS app. Is this possible?

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  • I can't figure out how to delete a playlist that's in a folder from the iOS app.  Is this possible?
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No metadata when streaming Bluetooth to radio

Hi all, I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 6.1 and the latest Spotify app. I am streaming via Bluetooth to a Pioneer AVIC-Z150BH which is AVCRP 1.4 compliant. I should be able to view metadata on the radio screen such as artist, album, album, genre, etc. Th...

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  • Hi all, I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 6.1 and the latest Spotify app.  I am streaming via Bluetooth to a Pioneer AVIC-Z150BH which is AVCRP 1.4 compliant.  I should be able to view metadata o...
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how can i play spotify on my ipod without using the app

hi,i have an ipod touch and downloaded spotify premium. Is there a way i can play the songs i have downloaded through my ipod touch without the app.I have songs on my ipod with itunes and would like to add my spotify songs to these(i know the itunes ...

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  • hi,i have an ipod touch and downloaded spotify premium.   Is there a way i can play the songs i have downloaded through my ipod touch without the app. I have songs on my ipod with itunes and ...
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Solved!! Release Notes - Spotify for iOS 0.6.1

What's new in this version: New: Look, there are images and artist biographies in the artist view. Fixed: No more pesky crashes when you skip in radio. Fictitious: This app is reverse-engineered using alien technology. Update 2013-03-22: It looks lik...

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  • What's new in this version: New: Look, there are images and artist biographies in the artist view. Fixed: No more pesky crashes when you skip in radio. Fictitious: This app is reverse-enginee...
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When Tap Spotify Play Button in Safari on iPad , Leaves Webpage, Goes to Spotify.app

When I tap a Spotify Play Button on a website in Safari on my Mac Pro, the track plays, the pause button appears and I stay on the same page. However when I tap a Spotify Play Button on a website in Safari on my mini-iPad (iOS 6.1.3), the track plays...

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  • When I tap a Spotify Play Button on a website in Safari on my Mac Pro, the track plays, the pause button appears and I stay on the same page.  However when I tap a Spotify Play Button on a ...
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Segragation of local files

Hey! I have a little problem with Spotify on my iOS. I synced local files to my iPhone, but they seem completely unsegregated, it's just a list of every song I synced, I can't find a way to make folders like with playlists, to segregate my music to a...

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  • Hey! I have a little problem with Spotify on my iOS. I synced local files to my iPhone, but they seem completely unsegregated, it's just a list of every song I synced, I can't find a way to make fold...
  • Taylor
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Songs pause randomly

For the last few days, when I play spotify on my iPod touch, a song will play for a few seconds and then stop for few seconds and then play and stop, over and over. How do I get it to stop this and just play without interruptions?

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  • For the last few days, when I play spotify on my iPod touch, a song will play for a few seconds and then stop for few seconds and then play and stop, over and over. How do I get it to stop this and j...
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Slow syncing over WiFi

I have an Iphone 5 -latest os, and the last Spotify update. The syncing of offline playlist over WiFi has bin unbearable slow the last couple of days. -Any tips or suggestions?

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  • I have an Iphone 5 -latest os, and the last Spotify update. The syncing of offline playlist over WiFi has bin unbearable slow the last couple of days. -Any tips or suggestions?
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Volkswagen GTI, RNS310 navigation.

Hi,When i connect my iPhone with the iPhone cable in my VW car and on the RNS 310 navigation and i choose MEDIA everything works fine (even my buttons on the steering weel) but when i connect my iPhone with Bluetooth media, i cannnot use my buttons o...

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  • Hi, When i connect my iPhone with the iPhone cable in my VW car and on the RNS 310 navigation and i choose MEDIA everything works fine (even my buttons on the steering weel) but when i connect my ...
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Solved!! iPhone playing a different version of track to laptop....

Hello, I have been syncing music for over a year with no problems, I just recently dragged an mp3 from iTunes into Spotify on my laptop. It plays fine, no problem. However when i try to play that same file from my iPhone, it recognises it as a differ...

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  • Hello,   I have been syncing music for over a year with no problems, I just recently dragged an mp3 from iTunes into Spotify on my laptop. It plays fine, no problem.  However when i try ...
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Strange quotes and phrases on "Search"

Yes just noticed this happening today.. I typed In artist misspelled the name it corrected it.. Then a second later it says search for "Dont be stupid, you could end up famous" I was like what the heck is that? I've had 7 or 8 different ones pop up a...

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  • Yes just noticed this happening today.. I typed In artist misspelled the name it corrected it.. Then a second later it says search for "Dont be stupid, you could end up famous" I was like what the he...
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Tracks not sending to friends

Hi, i have been using spotify for a year or so now and have been able to send music to other spotify users but recently all the tracks i have been sending dont get delivered. it seems to be isolated to people i am friends with on Spotify but not on F...

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  • Hi, i have been using spotify for a year or so now and have been able to send music to other spotify users but recently all the tracks i have been sending dont get delivered. it seems to be isolated ...
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Solved!! Syncing takes an eternity

I bought spotify premium a while ago - the whole reason I bought it was to download songs on the fly, and listen to them while mobile. Well. . . It seems that spotify is incapable of doing this because it takes approximately 10 minutes to sync a song...

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  • I bought spotify premium a while ago - the whole reason I bought it was to download songs on the fly, and listen to them while mobile. Well. . . It seems that spotify is incapable of doing this becau...
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[iOS] Bug at the end of a playlist

Hi Folks, I found a Bug in the iOS UI:Whenever I play the LAST song in any of my playlists and the playback is on SHUFFLE, the little bar at the bottom, introduced 2 or 3 patches ago shows not the next song as now playing, but the one after that. I g...

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  • Hi Folks,   I found a Bug in the iOS UI: Whenever I play the LAST song in any of my playlists and the playback is on SHUFFLE, the little bar at the bottom, introduced 2 or 3 patches ago shows...
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help

I have addressed this issue for two weeks now. It has gotten much worse. I can not modify my spotify on FB it gives me a whitelist error message.. I can not make any privacy changes on FB to Spotify they will not allow me. NOW I CAN NOT LOAD SPOTIUFY...

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  • I have addressed this issue for two weeks now. It has gotten much worse. I can not modify my spotify on FB it gives me a whitelist error message.. I can not make any privacy changes on FB to Spotify ...
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I lost all my music on itunes when logged onto spotify

I seem tohave lost all my music content in itunes. I have done nothing with my PC overnight as I was using itunes yesterday.Then last night I logged onto spotify for the first time using facebook login.This morning - no itunes content but I can see a...

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  • I seem tohave lost all my music content in itunes. I have done nothing with my PC overnight as I was using itunes yesterday. Then last night I logged onto spotify for the first time using facebook l...
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I'll cancel premium

I also am experecing extreme battery drain while using Spotify on an iPhone 5 (fresh iOS 6.1 install) of about 10-18% per hour of use. Spotify is the only running app with all background services off. Oddly, useage and stanby times are identical unde...

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  • I also am experecing extreme battery drain while using Spotify on an iPhone 5 (fresh iOS 6.1 install) of about 10-18% per hour of use. Spotify is the only running app with all background services off...
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No searching playlists in search in the latest iPad app!

Just updated the app on my iPad, and can't search for playlists anymore.It only shows results for artist, album and track.Did the developers remove this or is it just a big mistake?!

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  • Just updated the app on my iPad, and can't search for playlists anymore. It only shows results for artist, album and track. Did the developers remove this or is it just a big mistake?!
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Solved!! Can a free user stream 320kbps radio?

My question is simple... If i am a free spotify user, will i be able to stream radio at 320kbps on my iphone?

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  • My question is simple... If i am a free spotify user, will i be able to stream radio at 320kbps on my iphone?
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