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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 ...

MattSuda
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sapmi
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Browse] Fix shuffle state getting stuck

I've noticed an inconsistent shuffle behavior on the iOS app. I frequently switch between listening to playlists and albums. When shuffling songs in a playlist, the shuffle behavior carries over unexpectedly sometimes when listening to albums. How to...

JibberJibber
Casual Listener
I've noticed an inconsistent shuffle behavior on the iOS app. I frequently switch between listening to playlists and albums. When shuffling songs in a playlist, the shuffle behavior carries over unex...
2022-04-06 10:25:57 PM
2022-04-16 6:14:01 PM
OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution No puedo cambiar o pausar las canciones

Tengo el Plan Familiar de Spotify y con una persona de ese plan comparto una playlist, ambos tenemos iPhones y de pronto la barra de controles desapareció en nuestra playlist. Es algo molesto porque no podemos pausar, cambiar de canción ni hacer nada...

KarenHr
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Tengo el Plan Familiar de Spotify y con una persona de ese plan comparto una playlist, ambos tenemos iPhones y de pronto la barra de controles desapareció en nuestra playlist. Es algo molesto porque ...
2017-10-26 1:58:15 AM
2022-04-16 10:26:36 AM
Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Local Files on iPad

HELP!!! I have a party tomorrow night and I just found that I couldn't copy local files onto my iPad from my Windows Laptop like I have previously been able to do on my Samsung J3. I have a lot of local files so I really need a fix. I know it has not...

benmattila55
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HELP!!! I have a party tomorrow night and I just found that I couldn't copy local files onto my iPad from my Windows Laptop like I have previously been able to do on my Samsung J3. I have a ...
2018-01-25 9:57:52 AM
2022-04-15 3:06:11 PM
Vasil
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Can’t listen in my location

I try to listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, his episode with Bill Maher, and I get an error that says “We’re not able to play this content in you current location.” I own this premium account.

New user
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I try to listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, his episode with Bill Maher, and I get an error that says “We’re not able to play this content in you current location.” I own this premium account.
2022-04-14 7:37:30 PM
2022-04-14 12:48:57 AM
trinankas
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music doesn’t play when connected to bluetooth deceive

Whether i’m connected to my car or my AirPods my music will be playing and suddenly stop. It says it’s still playing the progress bar of the song does not move. I haven’t noticed if it does this when i’m just listening through speakers, but if i’m co...

kendraford
Newbie
Whether i’m connected to my car or my AirPods my music will be playing and suddenly stop. It says it’s still playing the progress bar of the song does not move. I haven’t noticed if it does this when...
2022-04-14 11:51:54 PM
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Why is enhance suddenly picking songs in a different language?

Today when listening to an old playlist with enhance on, it was picking Mexican music for the "enhanced" songs. The playlist is mostly US pop songs with a few country and older songs mixed in. It only seems to be doing this on 1 playlist. I got it to...

tomweaver67
Newbie
Today when listening to an old playlist with enhance on, it was picking Mexican music for the "enhanced" songs. The playlist is mostly US pop songs with a few country and older songs mixed in. It onl...
2022-04-14 10:06:30 PM
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Superuser Contribution [ALL Platforms] Again no volume control cross-device phone to phone

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8,11,12, Samsung Galaxy s9, Macbook Pro late 2016, MacBook Air M1,, windows machines)Operating System(iOS 15.4, Android, Windows 10,etc.) Again we've lost [Spotify Connect] remote volume control between phone to phone...

psgpremium
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 8,11,12, Samsung Galaxy s9, Macbook Pro late 2016, MacBook Air M1,, windows machines) Operating System (iOS 15.4, Android, Windows 10,etc.) ...
2022-03-18 3:44:01 PM
2022-04-14 2:12:51 PM
Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Musics stops after 5 seconds

PremiumCanadaiPhone X My Question or Issue:When i start my musics, it will play for 5 seconds and then drastically stop. I tried to change the song but I need to wait a few minutes before trying again. Even when I’m connected on a Bluetooth device I ...

Mimifaf3
Visitor
Premium Canada iPhone X My Question or Issue: When i start my musics, it will play for 5 seconds and then drastically stop. I tried to change the song but I need to wait a few minut...
2022-04-11 11:07:05 PM
2022-04-14 12:04:06 PM
Davis134
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution iPhone local file downloads fail

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 15.3.1 My Question or IssueI cannot download my local files to my phone. I have walked through the basics given in other forums. I have even done a clean uninstall on my iPhone. In the playlist i...

kailohpm
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Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 15.3.1 My Question or Issue I cannot download my local files to my phone. I have walked through the basics given...
2022-04-02 6:31:23 AM
2022-04-14 10:16:06 AM
Vasil
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Sound quality

PlanPremiumCountryIndia Device(Samsung Galaxy S10)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueI have a premium subscription, i set all my settings at high, but inspit of that when i listen the similar song on Apple music i found, Apple music provid...

DushyantYadav
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Plan Premium Country India Device (Samsung Galaxy S10) Operating System (Android) My Question or Issue I have a premium subscription, i set all my settings at high, b...
2022-04-06 6:49:55 PM
2022-04-13 4:34:47 PM
Amayy
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Solved!! JRE Podcast player on iOS repeatedly restarting episode when you leave app

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 14.8.1 (happens for a good friend of mine on iOS 15) My Question or Issuehttps://vimeo.com/698781327See above online video for example.Whenever you move the Spotify application to...

jimmyboy789
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Plan Free Country United States Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 14.8.1 (happens for a good friend of mine on iOS 15) My Question or Issue https://vimeo.com/6987...
2022-04-13 5:33:11 AM
2022-04-13 3:06:58 PM
jimmyboy789
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Superuser Contribution Group session drops when switching to airplay

When listening as a participant in a group session and switching from a spotify connect (or listening on phone) to an airplay device my spotify leaves the group session and I have to re-join to remain in sync

ryansouza
Casual Listener
When listening as a participant in a group session and switching from a spotify connect (or listening on phone) to an airplay device my spotify leaves the group session and I have to re-join to remai...
2022-04-12 2:19:26 AM
2022-04-13 3:00:04 PM
Kiril
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Connect] Please fix airplay video streaming on Roku

There are several issues when playing a video podcast via airplay to a Roku device.First, the video quality is terrible (maybe 480 at best) and also laggy. I checked my internet speed to make sure that wasn’t the issue. I’m running at 625 Mbps, so it...

Dlaurence
Visitor
There are several issues when playing a video podcast via airplay to a Roku device. First, the video quality is terrible (maybe 480 at best) and also laggy. I checked my internet speed to make sure ...
2022-04-10 10:09:43 PM
2022-04-12 4:35:41 PM
OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Local Files Sync Issue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 7) My Question or IssueI recently added a few new local file downloaded songs, yet some of the songs dont arent playable on mobile. My computer runs them perfectly fine, and other certain local file songs ...

Waffle_Bunneh
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 7) My Question or Issue I recently added a few new local file downloaded songs, yet some of the songs dont arent playable on mobile. M...
2022-04-10 6:51:42 AM
2022-04-11 9:01:45 AM
Kiril
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Superuser Contribution Impossibilitado de download

sou Assinante premium, tenho mais de 1200 músicas, minha música baixavam automático assim que eu as curtia, porém de um dia para o outro, minhas músicas desinstalaram, e não baixam mais, já paguei este mês, já tentei de tudo e nada ainda de resultado...

RodrigoSantos2
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sou Assinante premium, tenho mais de 1200 músicas, minha música baixavam automático assim que eu as curtia, porém de um dia para o outro, minhas músicas desinstalaram, e não baixam mais, já paguei es...
2022-04-09 2:15:39 AM
2022-04-10 3:40:37 PM
Kiril
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How can I play Spotify on an iPhone 5c?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 5cOperating SystemiOS 10 I have an older (5c) iPhone that I'm using just as a music player. I can't put the Spotify app on it, because it requires iOS 12+. How can I do this? I can't believe that none of th...

jrbw3mi
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 5c Operating System iOS 10 I have an older (5c) iPhone that I'm using just as a music player. I can't put the Spotify app on it,...
2020-09-14 9:35:44 PM
2022-04-10 5:33:19 AM
Billy-J
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Lyrics not showing

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevice(iPhone 12Operating System(iOS 15.3) My Question or IssueThe lyrics are not showing on my iOS device....

AlexMutescu
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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Romania Device (iPhone 12 Operating System (iOS 15...
2022-03-23 8:40:52 PM
2022-04-09 7:56:00 PM
Eni
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blends not working

planpremiumcountryunited statesdeviceiphone 13 minioperating systemios 15.41 my question or issueafter trying to leave a friends blend, the spotify app completely deleted all blends from my "made for you." from then on, every time i try to join a ble...

user-removed
Visitor
plan premium country united states device iphone 13 mini operating system ios 15.41 my question or issue after trying to leave a friends blend, the spotify app completely deleted all...
2022-04-09 5:34:42 AM
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Superuser Contribution [AppleTV] No sound on Apple TV when streaming to other devices over AirPlay2

Hey folks, We're seeing reports that using AirPlay to stream Spotify from an Apple TV to other AirPlay 2-enabled devices stops the sound on the source Apple TV. The relevant team is aware of this and they are currently looking into it. If you're expe...

Xenia
Moderator
Hey folks, We're seeing reports that using AirPlay to stream Spotify from an Apple TV to other AirPlay 2-enabled devices stops the sound on the source Apple TV. The releva...
2021-05-06 3:37:10 PM
2022-04-08 8:05:56 PM
JoeH76
Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution Error on different tabs with premium accounts

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceiPhone 4SOperating SystemiOS 9.3.6Spotify Version8.4.62.490 I've been using a free account for a long time in my iPhone 4S without any problem. Recently I've created a new premium account and I'm having several issues. I'...

CentroCoras
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Spain Device iPhone 4S Operating System iOS 9.3.6 Spotify Version 8.4.62.490 I've been using a free account for a long time in my iPhone 4S without any pro...
2022-04-05 7:47:44 PM
2022-04-08 9:25:41 AM
CentroCoras
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