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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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Bildschirmdrehung

Hallo, Ist es möglich das sich der Bildschirm automatisch dreht? Im Auto ist es sonst sehr umständlich zu bedienen. GrußChristian

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  • Hallo,   Ist es möglich das sich der Bildschirm automatisch dreht? Im Auto ist es sonst sehr umständlich zu bedienen.   Gruß Christian
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iOS Spotify stopped to Scrobble to Last FM

Past days Spotify iOS stopped to scrobble my listens to last.fm . I tryed to change the password and played around with deactivating it and then activating it again.So how can I get my iOS spotyfy to scrobble again? Regards

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  • Past days Spotify iOS stopped to scrobble my listens to last.fm . I tryed to change the password and played around with deactivating it and then activating it again. So how can I get my iOS spotyfy ...
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Solved!! Impossible to add tracks to a playlist or queue found via search

I often search directly on a song title and with the new iPad I get them all nicely displayed, thats good. However, when I want to queue one of the songs I have to actually play it before I can add in the lower left corner. When searching for an arti...

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  • I often search directly on a song title and with the new iPad I get them all nicely displayed, thats good. However, when I want to queue one of the songs I have to actually play it before I can add i...
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Offline playlists

I have three devices that I use regularly for spotify, every time there is an update I have to keep syncing to play my offline playlists, this is extremely annoying especially if I am in a rush and because of the limited Internet bandwidth I am stuck...

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  • I have three devices that I use regularly for spotify, every time there is an update I have to keep syncing to play my offline playlists, this is extremely annoying especially if I am in a rush and b...
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Sound qualety change on Iphone

When i change the Soundquality on my Iphone I have the Impression it dos`nt change.I have my Playlists also enables for "Offline-Playing". Might this be the reason that it dos`nt change the Bitrate? What can i do??????

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  • When i change the Soundquality on my Iphone I have the Impression it dos`nt change. I have my Playlists also enables for "Offline-Playing". Might this be the reason that it dos`nt change the Bitrate...
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detect iphone

Can some one help me this is driving me crazy.My iphone is not detected by spotify through wifi. have reinstalled the program on computer and phone a few times now, reinstalled the router. tried with kabel. what is the solution???

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  • Can some one help me this is driving me crazy. My iphone is not detected by spotify through wifi. have reinstalled the program on computer and phone a few times now, reinstalled the router. tried wi...
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'Sort by Artist' feature for iOS App

Spotify works like a charm, and the app is great. However, one feature that would be very welcomeis that of the ability to sort by artist within playlists. At the moment, it is only possible to scroll throughplaylists in the order that they were adde...

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  • Spotify works like a charm, and the app is great. However, one feature that would be very welcome is that of the ability to sort by artist within playlists. At the moment, it is only possible to scr...
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Offline Playlists Dont Stay Downloaded, Have to Re-Sync Every 15 Minutes

I have just signed up to premium in the past few days purely for the use of offline playlists so that I can use it in my car. However I am already experiencing really frustrating issues which are preventing me from doing this! I will make my playlist...

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  • I have just signed up to premium in the past few days purely for the use of offline playlists so that I can use it in my car. However I am already experiencing really frustrating issues which are pre...
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Mercedes E350 skip tracks

Hello, I just signed up for spotify premium - i plug my phone into my mercedes - spotify will play but the car controls to go to the next song don't work. How can I avoid having to open my dash board grab my phone and hit next everytime i want to pla...

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  • Hello,   I just signed up for spotify premium - i plug my phone into my mercedes - spotify will play but the car controls to go to the next song don't work. How can I avoid having to open my d...
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Premium not working on iPhone

My premium account is not registering on my iPhone. The account works on my computer but not on my iPhone. Please help!?!?

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  • My premium account is not registering on my iPhone. The account works on my computer but not on my iPhone. Please help!?!?
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Solved!! Iphone Bandwidth Usage regarding offline mode

I only have 1g of bandwidth per month with my iPhone. If I make, sync my playlists, and download them to 'offline mode' while on my home WiFi, then Spotify should be using zero bandwidth off my iphone plan right? The reason I ask is because I noticed...

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  • I only have 1g of bandwidth per month with my iPhone.   If I make, sync my playlists, and download them to 'offline mode' while on my home WiFi, then Spotify should be using zero bandwidth off...
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last update- what's going on?

Regarding spotify for iphone: Sorry to say but the update is no step forward. The equaliser function (even if it was hidden before) is no longer there (you'd expect a formal release by now), lost the ability to organise songs within a playlist by mov...

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  • Regarding spotify for iphone:   Sorry to say but the update is no step forward. The equaliser function (even if it was hidden before) is no longer there (you'd expect a formal release by now),...
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Solved!! Spotify premium App

Hi, I'm french but currently studying in Canada for a few months, my premium account works well on my computer but I can't download the spotify app on my iphone. I use to have this app, but I accidently erased it. When I try to dl it, this message sh...

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  • Hi,   I'm french but currently studying in Canada for a few months, my premium account works well on my computer but I can't download the spotify app on my iphone. I use to have this app, bu...
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Spotify in Car Aux

Okay so i have a few questions. Currently i listen to spotify through my car stereo via data connection like 3G and it kills my battery and i cant listen to it if someone calls me. My question is if i buy a ipod touch and install and download spotify...

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  • Okay so i have a few questions.   Currently i listen to spotify through my car stereo via data connection like 3G and it kills my battery and i cant listen to it if someone calls me.   ...
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Solved!! iPhone playlist rearrange app 0.6.1.48

I understand there are threads created to address this topic however none of the solutions have helped.I know you must have created the playlist and it must not be a collaboration; other than that I do not know why I can't rearrange my playlists or t...

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  • I understand there are threads created to address this topic however none of the solutions have helped. I know you must have created the playlist and it must not be a collaboration; other than t...
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WiMP closes in on Spotify again

A month ago WiMP announced testing of flacstreaming. Now this:http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&tl=en&u=http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/?a=8798Most interesting, they are more or less copying functions from spotify apps to fu...

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  • A month ago WiMP announced testing of flacstreaming. Now this: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&tl=en&u=http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/?a=8798 Most interesti...
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Can’t sync my local files from Mac to iPod touch 5

I'm a premium user and just changed from iPod touch 4 to 5. My local files appear like sync (in green) but when I try to play them i get a "Track not synced" banner. Any ideas?

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  • I'm a premium user and just changed from iPod touch 4 to 5. My local files appear like sync (in green) but when I try to play them i get a "Track not synced" banner.   Any ideas?  
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simple question from a newbie: how to operate spotify in ipad?

Hello, Installed spotify from appstore. Worked great for 48 hours trial after which it said that I need premium. Well, how to get premium? No clue in spotify, neither in appstore. After some googling I kinda understood that I should purchase a premiu...

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  • Hello,   Installed spotify from appstore. Worked great for 48 hours trial after which it said that I need premium. Well, how to get premium? No clue in spotify, neither in appstore.   A...
  • Peter__
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30 day trial

I got the 30 day trial yesterday and spotify works well on my iPad and laptop but not on my iPhone. I have logged out several times and spotify still isnt working.. Help?!

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  • I got the 30 day trial yesterday and spotify works well on my iPad and laptop but not on my iPhone. I have logged out several times and spotify still isnt working.. Help?!
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Solved!! Downloading a Shared Playlist to iPad

A friend has shared her playlist with me. Am I able to download this playlist onto my iPad to listen offline? I am a Premium user.Thank you!

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  • A friend has shared her playlist with me. Am I able to download this playlist onto my iPad to listen offline? I am a Premium user. Thank you!
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