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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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Solved!! Log-in/log-out on the new iPad-app

Just downloaded the new Spotify-app för iPad. We are multiple users in our household, with two different Premiumaccounts and only one iPad. Where is the log-in/log-out screen on the new iPad app, so we can swap active account?

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  • Just downloaded the new Spotify-app för iPad. We are multiple users in our household, with two different Premiumaccounts and only one iPad. Where is the log-in/log-out screen on the new iPad app, so ...
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Uninstall and re-install to get memory? Are you serious?

I have discovered that I have to uninstall and reinstall the spotify app to free up space on my ipod to listen to playlists offline. Does anyone else find this ridiculous? And when are you going to fix this simple problem Spotify?

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  • I have discovered that I have to uninstall and reinstall the spotify app to free up space on my ipod to listen to playlists offline.  Does anyone else find this ridiculous?  And when are yo...
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Offline playlists

Hello I was wanting to know if there is a way I can have certain songs online on others off. I have way too many and take all my ram on my ipod 4g so I wanted to make certain not all songs playable offlne, I hope someone can help me. thanks

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  • Hello I was wanting to know if there is a way I can have certain songs online on others off. I have way too many and take all my ram on my ipod 4g so I wanted to make certain not all songs playable o...
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Syncing Selected Tracks

How do I control which tracks / Playlists are synced to my I phone? At the moment Spotify tries to Sync all playlists and stops when my phone is full. Thanks

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  • How do I control which tracks / Playlists are synced to my I phone?  At the moment  Spotify tries to Sync all playlists and stops when my phone is full.   Thanks 
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"Streaming is only available to Premium subscribers."

Hello!The last days I've been having this error message in my iPhone 4 app. I can play music in my PC with my Spotify account with no problems, but I can no longer use the app as I get the error message "Streaming is only available to Premium subscri...

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  • Hello! The last days I've been having this error message in my iPhone 4 app. I can play music in my PC with my Spotify account with no problems, but I can no longer use the app as I get the error ...
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Ipad 2 doesn´t work

When i press play that marker that usually is shaped like a circle doesn´t move and the song won´t start, it´s shaped like a diamond. I can search and manage my lists and everything works fine until I press play. Anyone who know what's wrong?

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  • When i press play that marker that usually is shaped like a circle doesn´t move and the song won´t start, it´s shaped like a diamond. I can search and manage my lists and everything works fine until ...
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Solved!! iPad Questions

Ok, so: 1) When syncing a playlist for offline on the iPad, is the amount of memory it takes up pretty much the same as it would for normal iTunes songs? (e.g. 1000 songs = 8GB)2) You can select a playlist to be available offline on the computer, but...

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  • Ok, so:   1) When syncing a playlist for offline on the iPad, is the amount of memory it takes up pretty much the same as it would for normal iTunes songs? (e.g. 1000 songs = 8GB) 2) You can ...
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iPhone app only streams local files...

Hi, as of today, the spotify app on my iPhone 3gs (ios 5.1) only streams files that are actually local files from my computer and that are synced to my mobile app. All the other playlists that should be available in offline mode (but which are not lo...

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  • Hi,   as of today, the spotify app on my iPhone 3gs (ios 5.1) only streams files that are actually local files from my computer and that are synced to my mobile app. All the other playlists th...
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How do I free memory on my iPod?

It seems simple. I want to delete playlist from my iPod and free up memory so I can sync different playlist. There does not seem to be a clear cut answer to this. Highly frustrating as I do not have unlimited space on my ipod. Can someone please help...

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  • It seems simple.  I want to delete playlist from my iPod and free up memory so I can sync different playlist.  There does not seem to be a clear cut answer to this.  Highly frustrating...
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memory is not freed after deleting offline playlist

Hello, since the last update, deleting a offline playlist does not free memory of my Iphone.the consumption of memory grows and grows. The only way to stop that is to delete and reinstall the app.Am I doing something wrong? How can i solve this probl...

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  • Hello,   since the last update, deleting a offline playlist does not free  memory of my Iphone. the consumption of memory grows and grows. The only way to stop that is to delete and rein...
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Freezing while syncing

I am trying to sync my iPod and after just a few songs it freezes. Why???

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  • I am trying to sync my iPod and after just a few songs it freezes. Why???
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iPad 2 service failures

I have had Spotify on my iPad 2 for about a year and generally working ok - apart from sometimes in evenings Spotify has been overcrowded. But in last two - three weeks it is taking ages (10 minutes or more) to search and connect with an album. Has s...

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  • I have had Spotify on my iPad 2 for about a year and generally working ok - apart from sometimes in evenings Spotify has been overcrowded. But in last two - three weeks it is taking ages (10 min...
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I like the new icon, but not the new progress bar

Just a little feedback for the new version of Spotify. Even though it's only slightly different, the icon doesn't look flat like it did before. I had grown tired of that, so that's a nice improvement. About the progress bar specifically, I like how i...

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  • Just a little feedback for the new version of Spotify. Even though it's only slightly different, the icon doesn't look flat like it did before. I had grown tired of that, so that's a nice improvement...
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Solved!! Ipad Not recognising me as a Premium member

I am a Spotify Premium member. Last week in the UK all was well. This week in the US I can play nothing. I can still see all my playlists but they are all greyed out. Am I doing something wrong? All help appreciated.

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  • I am a Spotify Premium member. Last week in the UK all was well. This week in the US I can play nothing. I can still see all my playlists but they are all greyed out. Am I doing something wrong? All ...
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How to find album after title search?

Hello, After searching for a title, I can hear the title a once. If I like the title, how can I see the other titles of the same album? The windows application has a link to the album for every title but I do not find such a link in the ipad app. Doe...

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  • Hello, After searching for a title, I can hear the title a once. If I like the title, how can I see the other titles of the same album? The windows application has a link to the album for every title...
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Solved!! Cant find the Spotify app for ipad OR iphone on my ipad

I have a problem, when i search for Spotify in app store on my ipad2 iOS 5 it doesnt show up! The iphone app does not show up either. When i go from a driect link from either spotifys web or links that people send me, i only get the message "your req...

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  • I have a problem, when i search for Spotify in app store on my ipad2 iOS 5 it doesnt show up! The iphone app does not show up either. When i go from a driect link from either spotifys web or links th...
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Facebook login question

We just purchased Spotify Unlimited with my mom's Facebook information. But when I go to use the app on my iPhone, I click to login with Facebook and it uses MY information because I'm currently logged into MY facebook account on my Facebook app. So ...

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  • We just purchased Spotify Unlimited with my mom's Facebook information. But when I go to use the app on my iPhone, I click to login with Facebook and it uses MY information because I'm currently logg...
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How long will it take?

I've just finnished my trail and have upgraded to premium. I've logged in and out 5 times and it still says I need to upgrade. When should it start to work?

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  • I've just finnished my trail and have upgraded to premium. I've logged in and out 5 times and it still says I need to upgrade. When should it start to work?
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Pause after 1 minute & songs will not sync iP4

I'm running the latest version of the app on my iPhone 4 and I've had trouble ever since. I will play a song for a minute and even though it is downloaded, it will irratically pause. My playlists will also not sync onto my phone also.

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  • I'm running the latest version of the app on my iPhone 4 and I've had trouble ever since. I will play a song for a minute and even though it is downloaded, it will irratically pause. My playlists wil...
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