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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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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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Broken app

PlanPremiumCountryNew Zealand Device(IPhone xr Operating System(iOS 14.2 My Question or Issue after reading through the posts about the latest update causing very unstable instances of the app and all the responses about a clean re instal, perms and ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country New Zealand  Device (IPhone xr  Operating System (iOS 14.2   My Question or Issue   after reading through the posts about the latest update...
  • Billy-J
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Spotify app crashing

Plan: PremiumCountry:CanadaDevice: IPhone 7 PlusOperating System: iOS 14.2 My Question or IssueI just recently switched from Apple Music to Spotify premium, and I really enjoy it. It’s a way better set up. But whenever I try to play the music that’s ...

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  •   Plan: Premium Country:Canada Device: IPhone 7 Plus Operating System: iOS 14.2   My Question or Issue I just recently switched from Apple Music to Spotify premium, and I really...
  • Billy-J
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Battery Drain in iOS 14

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12 miniOperating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify on airplane mode with AirPods Pro, I experienced massive battery drain. No other apps were active during this time, and I did not experience simila...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 mini Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue When using Spotify on airplane mode with AirPods Pro, I experienced massive battery dr...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Local FIles not Syncing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemComputer is a windows 10 My Question or IssueI have spotify premium and wanted to sync a song from youtube to my phone. i downloaded the mp3 of that song on my computer and added it to a playlist li...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 Operating System Computer is a windows 10   My Question or Issue I have spotify premium and wanted to sync a song from youtube to my p...
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Superuser Contribution New episodes does not show in list

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiphone XROperating Systemios 14.1 My Question or IssueNew episodes does show up in my list of podcasts in the "Episodes" tab. However they show if I go to the "program" tab. Also if I close the app and restart they show ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iphone XR Operating System ios 14.1   My Question or Issue New episodes does show up in my list of podcasts in the "Episodes" tab. However th...
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Superuser Contribution [iOS/iPhone] Spotify app displayed completely broken

Spotify Premium Family DeviceiPhone 11 128GBOperating SystemiOS 14.2 (18B92)Spotify 8.5.84.680 My Issue- I'm listing to music from Spotify app (Spotify app is in foreground) through my car headunit (A2DP bluetooth)- I lock iPhone (display goes off)- ...

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  • Spotify Premium Family   Device iPhone 11 128GB Operating System iOS 14.2 (18B92) Spotify 8.5.84.680   My Issue - I'm listing to music from Spotify app (Spotify app is in foregroun...
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Superuser Contribution spotify still uses cellular data even when ticked off

PlanPremiumCountrycanadaDevice11 pro maxOperating Systemios 14.2 My Question or IssueTo save data, I have spotify turned off under cellular settings so that it wouldn't use data. I didn't have any problem with this before until when I checked my data...

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  • Plan Premium Country canada Device 11 pro max Operating System ios 14.2   My Question or Issue To save data, I have spotify turned off under cellular settings so that it wouldn't use d...
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spotify crashes when my phone is locked

PlanpremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiphone 7Operating Systemios 14.2 My Question or Issuespotify keeps suddenly crashing when i lock my phone after i've selected a song/playlist/podcast and it's really annoying. can anyone please help?

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  • Plan premium Country Netherlands Device iphone 7 Operating System ios 14.2   My Question or Issue spotify keeps suddenly crashing when i lock my phone after i've selected a song/playli...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won’t let me play music when not on the app.

Since last Sunday, my Spotify wont play any music longer than about a minute and a half when off the app. My phone will start to overheat when the app isn’t open and then just stop playing music, I haven’t had this issue with anything else on my phon...

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  • Since last Sunday, my Spotify wont play any music longer than about a minute and a half when off the app. My phone will start to overheat when the app isn’t open and then just stop playing music, I h...
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Superuser Contribution canvas feature gone

Canvas disappeared from my account and i don’t know how to take it back, my account is in the latest version, i just want to solve the problem because i love this app and i want to enjoy everything it can offer to me. I am running it up to date what ...

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  • Canvas disappeared from my account and i don’t know how to take it back, my account is in the latest version, i just want to solve the problem because i love this app and i want to enjoy everything i...
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False advertisement 30 min no ad doesn’t work

I have been a Spotify user for nine years now. Their no ad for 30 mins is a great idea but it hasn’t worked for years now. (No I don’t click off the ad or click “no, thanks”. Also, this has happened over several devices over the past few years) for a...

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  • I have been a Spotify user for nine years now.  Their no ad for 30 mins is a great idea but it hasn’t worked for years now. (No I don’t click off the ad or click “no, thanks”. Also, this ha...
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Shuffle not working properly; repeat not turning off.

Currently using Spotify premium on my iPhone. Recently I’ve noticed my shuffle option is not working more often than it does. It will usually just load the next song in the list and turn off. I’ve also noticed that my repeat will not stay off. I’ll t...

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  • Currently using Spotify premium on my iPhone. Recently I’ve noticed my shuffle option is not working more often than it does. It will usually just load the next song in the list and turn off. I’ve al...
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Other] Bug: queueing a non-downloaded song causes crash

On iOS or macOS, when I queue a non-downloaded song, once that song is reached the app stops playing music, and I have to close and reopen several times for it to work. I keep most of my songs downloaded due to the bad service I usually have and this...

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  • On iOS or macOS, when I queue a non-downloaded song, once that song is reached the app stops playing music, and I have to close and reopen several times for it to work.    I keep most of ...
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Superuser Contribution How to rid a specific ad

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceiPad Air 2015, will soon be replaced with a newer oneOperating SystemiPadOS My Question or Issue There is this one ad that annoys me every ad break when I’m listening to music. Usually, I am fine with ads, but this ad plays so...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device iPad Air 2015, will soon be replaced with a newer one Operating System iPadOS   My Question or Issue   There is this one ad that annoys me every ad b...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Battery sent from 98% to 40% in an hour

Device (iPhone 7 Plus)Operating System (iOS 12.1.2) My Question or IssueBattery is seriously draining even when plugged into power, background app refresh turned off and Spotify app is closed (double clicked and closed).

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  • Device (iPhone 7 Plus) Operating System (iOS 12.1.2)   My Question or Issue Battery is seriously draining even when plugged into power, background app refresh turned off and Spotif...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution lancelmc22

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone Xs Max)Operating System(iOS 14.2) My Question or IssueI use the playlist section of the app to save albums in playlist folders that I create and organize by genre. After the last Spotify update, I noticed that the a...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone Xs Max) Operating System (iOS 14.2)   My Question or Issue I use the playlist section of the app to save albums in playlist folders that I creat...
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Spotify Beta for Apple Watch freezes

Premium PlanDevice(iPhone 11, Apple Watch S3) I don't recall opting in to the beta for the apple watch spotify app but I ended up having it on my watch somehow. Is there any way to opt out of it? I've tried uninstalling the beta app from my watch and...

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  •   Premium Plan Device (iPhone 11, Apple Watch S3)   I don't recall opting in to the beta for the apple watch spotify app but I ended up having it on my watch somehow.  Is there an...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle missing (off) for one playlist (free plan)

My Question or Issue:Previously, all my playlists had shuffle on. I like that. Now one of them has shuffle off. When I look at the list of playlists in “your library”, “Haruki Murakami’s vinyl collection” is the only one that doesn’t have the shuffle...

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  • My Question or Issue: Previously, all my playlists had shuffle on. I like that. Now one of them has shuffle off. When I look at the list of playlists in “your library”, “Haruki Murakami’s vinyl coll...
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Solved!! Some users see random song playing instead of song directly selected from artist page

PlanFreeCountryMultiple (e.g. USA). DeviceMultiple (e.g. iPhone)Operating SystemMultiple (e.g. iOS) My Question or IssueSome users are seeing something strange with Spotify.1. User searches for and browses to artist page, namely "Farhod"2. Clicks on ...

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  • Plan Free Country Multiple (e.g. USA).   Device Multiple (e.g. iPhone) Operating System Multiple (e.g. iOS)   My Question or Issue Some users are seeing something strange with Sp...
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Spotify local files show up on iPhone but not on computer

I have local files downloaded to my computer for a playlist that I want to make. This playlist has been working fine for about a month, and I have the files downloaded on my phone and the playlist works fine there as well. However, today some of the ...

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  • I have local files downloaded to my computer for a playlist that I want to make. This playlist has been working fine for about a month, and I have the files downloaded on my phone and the playlist wo...
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