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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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  • MattSuda
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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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  • MattSuda
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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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  • Camila73
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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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iPhone app needs to orginize songs!!

I am a premium user, I have the app for my iPhone. The one thing that it needs is the ability to organize your songs by artist or song. It is all mixed up, and hard to find a song. Just a suggestion.

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  • I am a premium user, I have the app for my iPhone. The one thing that it needs is the ability to organize your songs by artist or song. It is all mixed up, and hard to find a song. Just a suggestion.
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Re: syncing playlists in extreme quality

A bug has been discovered in the iOS app that prevents syncing in extreme quality, and that resets the setting repeatedly. There will be a fix included in the next update of the app.

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  • A bug has been discovered in the iOS app that prevents syncing in extreme quality, and that resets the setting repeatedly. There will be a fix included in the next update of the app.
  • Thomasg22
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iPhone and iPad not coming up with the same account, says I'm on trial when paying for premium

So this just started today, my account it up to date and everything works same as usual on my computer but on my iPhone and iPad it says I am on trial subscription and doesn't show any of my starred tracks, this is pretty frustrating being the main r...

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  • So this just started today, my account it up to date and everything works same as usual on my computer but on my iPhone and iPad it says I am on trial subscription and doesn't show any of my starred ...
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crash!

it always will crash while im playing music and adding songs o playlists, its like it hates streaming too much, but it does it when its barely streaming

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  • it always will crash while im playing music and adding songs o playlists, its like it hates streaming too much, but it does it when its barely streaming
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sptify doesnt count music i play on ios

just saying my top 5 artists would be different if it counted what i play on my ios, but it obviously doesnt, fix please

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  • just saying my top 5 artists would be different if it counted what i play on my ios, but it obviously doesnt, fix please
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Won't Play

I just got a new iPhone, signed up for service, and it will not play any music. I have checked sound drivers, volume ,etc. I press play and it does nothing. The bar doesn't even move. Annoyed since I've never gotten to listen to one song. Help is app...

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  • I just got a new iPhone, signed up for service, and it will not play any music. I have checked sound drivers, volume ,etc. I press play and it does nothing. The bar doesn't even move. Annoyed since I...
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playlists gone on IOS devices

Since Friday the Spotify app on my iphone (and ipad) say I'm a new user with 30 days left of my temporary subscription, but I'm a premium user for a long time. There is no music in the Spotify app. On my mac I have no problems and see all my playlist...

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  • Since Friday the Spotify app on my iphone (and ipad) say I'm a new user with 30 days left of my temporary subscription, but I'm a premium user for a long time. There is no music in the Spotify app. ...
  • Richard
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Re: Keep losing all my sync tracks for offline on my iphone!! They are there just not synched! Any h

I am curious why the number of tracks in my playlist are different on the iPhone than when I look at the playlist on a PC. I have 1,162 tracks in the playlist, but only 1,107 make it to the phone?

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  • I am curious why the number of tracks in my playlist are different on the iPhone than when I look at the playlist on a PC.  I have 1,162 tracks in the playlist, but only 1,107 make it to the pho...
  • Richard
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Solved!! iPhone iOS5 - All playlists play the first song, but won't continue after that

iPhone 4S - iOS 5.1.1 A week or so ago, my playlists will not go to the next song. This is the same with all of my playlists. It will play the first song I select, but it will not continue on to the next. It will show what the next song is, but will ...

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  • iPhone 4S - iOS 5.1.1   A week or so ago, my playlists will not go to the next song.  This is the same with all of my playlists.  It will play the first song I select, but it will ...
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New iphone - Says it's not premium anymore

Hi. I just got a new Iphone, and when I backed up my last iphone onto it and opened spotify, all playlists were there. But it says 0 songs in all playlists. When I open them I can se some of the songs, but they are grey, and when I touch them a popup...

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  • Hi. I just got a new Iphone, and when I backed up my last iphone onto it and opened spotify, all playlists were there. But it says 0 songs in all playlists. When I open them I can se some of the song...
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Playlist remain in loading

Hi, recently I just began to have an issue with my playlist where they remain "loading" and I can't access them or sync them. I'm running the iOS app on both iPhone & iPad everything is up to date, I have uninstalled > reset > installed again the iOS...

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  • Hi, recently I just began to have an issue with my playlist where they remain "loading" and I can't access them or sync them. I'm running the iOS app on both iPhone & iPad everything is up to dat...
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Spotify pauses synching constantly

iOS 5.1.1 Spotify 0.5.1.74 Sync : Extreme Stream: Normal Im connected via wifi trying to Sync all of my playlists in order to make them available offline but spotify pauses the sync every 75 or so songs so its taking me forever to try and sync 2000+ ...

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  • iOS 5.1.1 Spotify 0.5.1.74 Sync : Extreme Stream: Normal   Im connected via wifi trying to Sync all of my playlists in order to make them available offline but spotify pauses the sync ...
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Do you iOS folks still have landscape?

Or was it only us folks over in the Android forum that got slapped on Tuesday? So much for trying to drive and use a phone dock with Spotify. Genius.

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  • Or was it only us folks over in the Android forum that got slapped on Tuesday?   So much for trying to drive and use a phone dock with Spotify.   Genius. 
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how to exit spotify version 0.5.0

I cannot figure out how to exit the spotify program when I am dome listening. Droid Incredible. Also, the app only plays one song at a time when listening to playlists...very annoying.

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  • I cannot figure out how to exit the spotify program when I am dome listening. Droid Incredible. Also, the app only plays one song at a time when listening to playlists...very annoying.
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Solved!! iPad App will not play content I can play on my iMac?

Morning all I have the standard account and play music quite happily on my iMac (logging in with Facebook) I installed the iPad app this morning and tried to access music I'd been happily playing on my iMac (Joe Bonamassa, Driving towards daylight) T...

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  • Morning all    I have the standard account and play music quite happily on my iMac (logging in with Facebook)   I installed the iPad app this morning and tried to access music ...
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Come on Spotify, finish this thing

I love Spotify. I love that the iPhone app is so fast and responsive, and I love that the library is so rich and full. But I hate how hard it is to actually listen to the music you want on the iPhone. I mean, it's really furstrating. It's like this s...

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  • I love Spotify. I love that the iPhone app is so fast and responsive, and I love that the library is so rich and full. But I hate how hard it is to actually listen to the music you want on the iPhone...
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Iphone Mobile Offline app

Hi, I have been having problems with my Spotify mobile iPhone app ever since i downloaded it. It's incredibly slow and wil lnot work with synced playlists. (I have a premium account). As far as I can see everything seems to be synced and should play ...

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  • Hi, I have been having problems with my Spotify mobile iPhone app ever since i downloaded it. It's incredibly slow and wil lnot work with synced playlists. (I have a premium account). As far as I...
  • David
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Please help me find the right Ipod

Please help me I want to transfer my playlist to an MP3 player to play off line ,I am a premium subscriber and as I understand it i can do this and just update once a month the same as my old Napster account. So could someone please confirm this........

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  • Please help me I want to transfer my playlist to an MP3 player to play off line ,I am a premium subscriber and as I understand it i can do this and just update once a month the same as my old Na...
  • David
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Facebook login on app

When I try to log in with the iOS app, it shows to Facebook start up screen and then just shuts down. I have tried restarting the iPhone and redownloading the app but nothing works. I have the most recently updated versionAny help?Thanks

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  • When I try to log in with the iOS app, it shows to Facebook start up screen and then just shuts down. I have tried restarting the iPhone and redownloading the app but nothing works. I have the most r...
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iPad is not necessarily a mobile device

When will Spotify realize that more and more people use "mobile" devices like iPad and other tablets to connect to their stereo systems? I have an iPad dedicated to playing music on my stereo. It bugs me that I need a premium account for that because...

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  • When will Spotify realize that more and more people use "mobile" devices like iPad and other tablets to connect to their stereo systems?   I have an iPad dedicated to playing music on my ste...
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