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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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2023-09-24 10:26:17 AM
2 weeks ago
Rastereyes
Casual Listener
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Listen to devices showing as Premium only

PlanFreeCountrySwedenDeviceaiPhone 11My Question or Issue I am able to use Alexa voice command in my Echo Dot to listen to Spotify. But when I am listening on my iphone and want to switch device in the Spotify app to EchoDot, the select a device show...

Sujata
Newbie
Plan Free Country Sweden Devicea iPhone 11 My Question or Issue I am able to use Alexa voice command in my Echo Dot to listen to Spotify. But when I am listening on my iphone and want ...
2022-01-07 5:15:57 PM
2022-01-08 9:34:10 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Local files cant play on my iphone

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceiphone 13 pro maxOperating Systemios 15.1.1 My Question or IssueIve imported my local files onto my laptop, added them to a playlist and am able to listen to the songs on my laptop. However, when i use my iphone to tr...

Angusbeef09
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device iphone 13 pro max Operating System ios 15.1.1 My Question or Issue Ive imported my local files onto my laptop, added them to a playlist and am a...
2022-01-05 5:51:37 AM
2022-01-06 2:58:52 PM
Yordan
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No content on Apple Watch

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StateDeviceiPhone 12 Pro, Apple Watch 6Operating SystemiOS 15.1.1, Watch version 8.3 My Question or IssueI cannot see any of my library content on the Apple Watch. Under every category in My Library I see "Loading..." except ...

studdross
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United State Device iPhone 12 Pro, Apple Watch 6 Operating System iOS 15.1.1, Watch version 8.3 My Question or Issue I cannot see any of my library content on th...
2022-01-05 3:17:24 AM
2022-01-06 1:13:43 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Apple Watch

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Superuser Contribution Playlist title font incorrect on details view when starts with emoji

PremiumGermany DeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssuePlaylist title font is incorrect when the playlist title starts with an emoji, see screenshot

carlambroselli
Casual Listener
Premium Germany Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 15 My Question or Issue Playlist title font is incorrect when the playlist title starts with an emoji, see screenshot ...
2021-12-26 11:54:30 AM
2022-01-05 11:55:37 AM
m_sawyer
Newbie
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4 replies
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1111 Views
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Solved!! Unable to select specific songs in Liked Songs when "theme" is selected

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen in "Liked Songs" with a theme selected (i.e. from the options above the songs list) I can no longer select specific tracks to play. Some work, some don't - seem...

bugsie
Regular
Plan Premium Country UK Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android My Question or Issue When in "Liked Songs" with a theme selected (i.e. from the options above the songs list) ...
2022-01-04 6:34:43 PM
2022-01-04 12:28:54 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won’t play to Alexa speaker group

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceIPhone12 Operating SystemiOS - current My Question or IssueI have 4 Echo devices which I’ve never been able to get to fully work with Spotify. Recently I told each one of them “connect to Spotify” and now I can see them in...

Anti-matt-er
Visitor
Plan Premium Country US Device IPhone12 Operating System iOS - current My Question or Issue I have 4 Echo devices which I’ve never been able to get to fully w...
2021-01-22 7:47:44 PM
2022-01-04 9:06:34 PM
Boson12
Newbie
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4 replies
2 likes

11106 Views
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Shuffle iOS default

Big big win for music today.. It seems like after many people told spotify that having random as the default album playing mode was disgusting, it took Adèle telling them to make them change this awful "feature". https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/21/en...

Sonastra
Music Fan
Big big win for music today.. It seems like after many people told spotify that having random as the default album playing mode was disgusting, it took Adèle telling them to make them change...
2021-11-22 7:05:11 PM
2022-01-04 7:23:14 PM
Sonastra
Music Fan
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Files appearing on iPhone but not playing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 13.3.1 My Question or IssueI am an avid user of Local Files. I've been using them for over a year, a few bugs here and there but nothing I haven't solved or worked around. However, this is a new ...

FriedClam
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 13.3.1 My Question or Issue I am an avid user of Local Files. I've been using them for over a year, a few bugs here and ...
2020-03-16 10:40:26 PM
2022-01-04 7:14:32 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Help
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local files
not playing
Windows

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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Fast selection to download albums / playlists to apple watch

I have lot of albums and I want to download all of them to my apple watch. But for now I need to open every album and select "download to apple watch". It's really inconvenient. Other option - create playlist with all albums from my mac and download ...

west0r
Casual Listener
I have lot of albums and I want to download all of them to my apple watch. But for now I need to open every album and select "download to apple watch". It's really inconvenient. Other option...
2022-01-03 4:54:26 PM
2022-01-04 5:05:40 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [iOS] podcast evaluation cannot be submitted

when evaluating a podcast under iOS with an iPhone SE, the button is so reduced it can disappear. The evaluation then cannot be submitted.

passereau
Casual Listener
when evaluating a podcast under iOS with an iPhone SE, the button is so reduced it can disappear. The evaluation then cannot be submitted.
2022-01-02 7:40:33 PM
2022-01-03 8:05:53 PM
Novy
Moderator
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iOS

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Superuser Contribution I cant play anything

i cant play anything can someone please help. PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

monicashweye010
Casual Listener
i cant play anything can someone please help. Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android O...
2021-12-25 7:14:21 PM
2022-01-03 4:30:17 PM
monicashweye010
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution [Bug] Wrong song plays

My issue is that frequently the wrong song plays. For example, I have noticed this with three songs; Island by Winner, Missing You by 2NE1, and Fantastic Baby by BigBang. Each time, instead of the Korean version of the song playing, the Japanese vers...

13_berry_13
Casual Listener
My issue is that frequently the wrong song plays. For example, I have noticed this with three songs; Island by Winner, Missing You by 2NE1, and Fantastic Baby by BigBang. Each time, instead of the Ko...
2021-12-19 11:40:50 PM
2022-01-03 9:21:49 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Worst "Shuffle" of any media player, ever.

I've been signed up with this service for gods know how long, now, and it astounds me how completely incapable your programmers are of making a Shuffle function that actually works (and let's not get into the futility of thumbs-up or thumbs-down).For...

mori57
Newbie
I've been signed up with this service for gods know how long, now, and it astounds me how completely incapable your programmers are of making a Shuffle function that actually works (and let's not get...
2019-06-27 3:43:09 PM
2022-01-01 6:11:48 PM
KirbySuperStan
Newbie
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1 replies
1 likes

526 Views
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Superuser Contribution [iOS] UI Issue With iPhone Notch

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOSMy Question or IssueI’ve noticed what I think is a UI scaling issue on iOS. I don’t know what version of the app it started on, but it’s a recent bug and is still there on the latest version. ...

_Ian
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS My Question or Issue I’ve noticed what I think is a UI scaling issue on iOS. I don’t know what version of the app it started...
2021-11-14 3:34:45 AM
2021-12-31 5:50:28 PM
Eni
Moderator
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17 replies
7 likes

3592 Views
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7 likes

Superuser Contribution Clear or defer Queue when starting a piece of classical music

Classical music is in many cases listened to on an Album basis. And it disrupts the experience if you start listening and suddenly something from your queue from the previous day gets put up next

ADP2NZ
Visitor
Classical music is in many cases listened to on an Album basis. And it disrupts the experience if you start listening and suddenly something from your queue from the previous day gets put up next
2021-12-02 10:52:47 PM
2021-12-31 1:53:18 PM
RoelJanssens
Regular
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Search hides additional options

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 11)Operating System(iOS 15.1) My Question or IssueWhen you search on the Spotify app, the first result is slightly obscured by the ‘Shuffle Play’ button, specifically the three dots that reveal additional ...

katevalk
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (iOS 15.1) My Question or Issue When you search on the Spotify app, the first result is slightly obscured by th...
2021-12-30 12:33:15 AM
2021-12-31 9:31:46 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Content Cut Off at the top of Screen

On my iPhone XS (app version 8.6.84.1353) it doesn’t seem to be taking into account the notch at the top of the screen. Content frequently gets stuck at the top of the screen and cut off. Usability isn’t impacted too much but it doesn’t look great. S...

aCobaltHero
Casual Listener
On my iPhone XS (app version 8.6.84.1353) it doesn’t seem to be taking into account the notch at the top of the screen. Content frequently gets stuck at the top of the screen and cut off. Usabil...
2021-12-21 12:43:38 AM
2021-12-30 12:44:00 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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iOS
notch
UI

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Option to toggle Lyrics on/off like the desktop app

Please provide an option to toggle the display of lyrics on iOS devices. Currently a large colored bar appears at the bottom of the screen when the player window is full size, and when using split view on an iPad, the lyrics are automatically opened ...

sdschramm
Roadie
Please provide an option to toggle the display of lyrics on iOS devices. Currently a large colored bar appears at the bottom of the screen when the player window is full size, and when using split vi...
2021-12-29 7:01:56 PM
2021-12-30 3:49:24 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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457 Views
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Background crashes iOS dec/21

hey guysI had this issue. Came here to find out whats going on and then ive cleared my cache and turned off the download (wasnt downloaded) of the playlist I was trying to listen; BANG, works just fine again. Not crashing in iOS’s background anymore....

Ceduag
Newbie
hey guys I had this issue. Came here to find out whats going on and then ive cleared my cache and turned off the download (wasnt downloaded) of the playlist I was trying to listen; BANG, works just ...
2021-12-01 6:44:22 PM
2021-12-28 5:37:03 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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416 Views
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App won't download from App Store

PlanPremiumCountryAUSDeviceiPhone 11Operating System(iOS 15.1 I deleted the app for a clean install.When I try to download it the download icon appears but when clicked does nothing. I have tried restoring my phone to a backup before I deleted the ap...

abowie2
Newbie
Plan Premium Country AUS Device iPhone 11 Operating System (iOS 15.1 I deleted the app for a clean install. When I try to download it the download icon appears but when clicked does ...
2021-12-10 11:50:31 PM
2021-12-28 5:34:17 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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