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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 duo mix playlist doesn’t show up

PlanPremium DuoCountry Device(iPhone SE)Operating System(iOS 14.7) My Question or Issueduo mix playlist doesnt show up to me, but shows up to my partner

filicuk05
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Plan Premium Duo Country Device (iPhone SE) Operating System (iOS 14.7) My Question or Issue duo mix playlist doesnt show up to me, but shows up to my partner
2021-07-23 6:40:36 PM
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Eni
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Solved!! Music not playing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiphone X, Macbook Air My Question or IssueMy music often won’t play - it happens with different songs at different times. It’s similar to having connectivity issues, but it happens all the time - while I’m connect...

Ellcie
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Plan Premium Country United States Device iphone X, Macbook Air My Question or Issue My music often won’t play - it happens with different songs at different times. It’...
2021-07-16 5:30:36 AM
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Ellcie
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Superuser Contribution Apple Watch SE cellular bug?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Washington Device Apple Watch SE Model A2354Operating System(iOS 7.2 version My Question or IssueEquipment: Apple Watch SE Cellular version and Bose Bluetooth Sport headphones. The app keeps freezing when I use the watch on a ru...

ModestRunner
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Washington Device Apple Watch SE Model A2354 Operating System (iOS 7.2 version My Question or Issue Equipment: Apple Watch SE Cellular version and Bos...
2021-01-14 3:02:41 AM
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Julian
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Superuser Contribution Offline not working/10 s stop

Not sure why this is happening but I have been unable to stream my downloaded music consistently whether I have service or not and a more frustrating and increasing issue, is the song will stop playing at 9-10 seconds. I followed a lot of the guideli...

Duradura
Newbie
Not sure why this is happening but I have been unable to stream my downloaded music consistently whether I have service or not and a more frustrating and increasing issue, is the song will stop playi...
2021-07-18 3:10:20 PM
2021-07-23 9:16:41 PM
CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution Syncing between two iPhones

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 7, iPhone XS)Operating System(iOS 14) My Question or IssueIs there any way to sync local files between two iPhones? I’m away from my PC but I just got a new phone and I want to sync all my local files from my old pho...

hyuh
Visitor
Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone 7, iPhone XS) Operating System (iOS 14) My Question or Issue Is there any way to sync local files between two iPhones? I’m away from my...
2021-07-22 4:39:23 PM
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Julian
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Gear Fit2 App Not Working

PlanFree CountryUSA DeviceiPhone Xr (issue is with Gear Fit2) Operating SystemPhone: iOS 15 Beta 2 (this was an issue on iOS 14 as well)Watch:R360XXU1ERC7 (Latest version of Tizen for the watch) My Question or IssueThe Spotify app on my Gear Fit2 doe...

F8Solo
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Device iPhone Xr (issue is with Gear Fit2) Operating System Phone: iOS 15 Beta 2 (this was an issue on iOS 14 as well) Watch:R360XXU1ERC7 (Latest...
2021-07-15 5:13:07 PM
2021-07-23 8:55:00 AM
Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Apple Watch downloaded podcast stops and resets to beginning

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceApple Watch Series 6, cellular/WiFi Operating System7.5 My Question or IssueAs a jogger, I Want the single (long) podcast episode I listen to on my run to start where I left off on my last run, In Order To listen to an epi...

jvaleski
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Apple Watch Series 6, cellular/WiFi Operating System 7.5 My Question or Issue As a jogger, I Want the single (long) podcast episode I li...
2021-07-15 2:13:15 AM
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jvaleski
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song won’t play will skip 5 songs then only plays for 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceiPhone 7 plusOperating SystemiOS 12.2when I click to play a song doesn’t matter if it’s in my playlist of just charts etc it won’t play the song I’ve clicked on, you can visibly see it skip 5 or more songs and it won’t ...

xmelibux
Newbie
Plan Premium Country England Device iPhone 7 plus Operating System iOS 12.2 when I click to play a song doesn’t matter if it’s in my playlist of just charts etc it won’t play the song I’ve cl...
2019-04-07 1:25:16 PM
2021-07-22 8:42:49 AM
bisgarik
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution I cant access podcast on iPhone 8

PremiumUSA Device iPhone 8Operating System iOS 10 I can't access podcast on my iphone 8 I tried deleting the app and re-installing it. That did not work. What is strange is that I can access the podcasts on my MacBook fine just not my phone. Thanks f...

1249414321
Newbie
Premium USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10 I can't access podcast on my iphone 8 I tried deleting the app and re-installing it. That did not work. What is stran...
2021-07-21 4:14:30 AM
2021-07-22 7:40:06 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Add To Playlist glitch

WHEN: Only with certain tracks, not all the time. Has been happening for approx 2 months by now.WHERE: While listening to a track on iOS. Press the ... button and choose Add to PlaylistWHAT: Scroll to the desired playlist and press on it. Playlist ti...

team-players
Newbie
WHEN: Only with certain tracks, not all the time. Has been happening for approx 2 months by now. WHERE: While listening to a track on iOS. Press the ... button and choose Add to Playlist WHAT: Scro...
2018-03-01 6:40:21 PM
2021-07-21 1:34:09 PM
Josianne
Visitor
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466 Views
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Music stuck at 0:00 and won’t play

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceiPhone XROperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)iOS 10My Question or IssueAs of literally right now none of my msuic will play. I have my whole main playlist saved for offline and online I’ve tried insta...

joshyB
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone XR Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) iOS 10 My Question or Issue As of literally right now none of my msu...
2021-07-20 12:47:17 PM
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MattSuda
Spotify Star
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2012 Views
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Superuser Contribution App not completely removed iphone

Removed the spotify App from my iphone. Now there are still parts of the app on my Phone. Cannot install app again because it says open instead of download. App is having a weird pictogram and i removed it, but it is still coming back. In the iphone ...

Marksterdam
Casual Listener
Removed the spotify App from my iphone. Now there are still parts of the app on my Phone. Cannot install app again because it says open instead of download. App is having a weird pictogram and i remo...
2021-07-17 11:50:00 PM
2021-07-20 11:13:02 PM
Julian
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Superuser Contribution Chinese Translation Incorrect

PlanPremiumCountryCNDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssueOn “Edit Profile” page, when changing profile photo, the transition for "Choose from library" in Chinese should be "从照片库中选择"/"从相册中选择" not "从音乐库中选择"

dingdangnao
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country CN Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 15 My Question or Issue On “Edit Profile” page, when changing profile photo, the transition for "Choose from library" in...
2021-07-18 1:49:00 PM
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Eni
Moderator
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Apple CarPlay not showing full track list

Pretty frustrated right about now. I updated Spotify (which I never do) and it’s managed to break the app on my phone and in my car via CarPlay. On my phone, if I turn off audio normalization, it completely bricks the app and songs will not play. In ...

PicklesDominic
Casual Listener
Pretty frustrated right about now. I updated Spotify (which I never do) and it’s managed to break the app on my phone and in my car via CarPlay. On my phone, if I turn off audio normalization, it com...
2021-07-20 8:53:55 PM
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App & Features

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Superuser Contribution iPad app is too limited, not what you would expect from a word class provider

I’ve been a loyal user for years now. Moved on to an shiny new ipad pro. Tested spotify ipad app and cried. This is the absolute minimum to say you have a tablet app. It’s possible to play music with it, yes. You can find music, yes. BUT UI is not ev...

twingocerise
Regular
I’ve been a loyal user for years now. Moved on to an shiny new ipad pro. Tested spotify ipad app and cried. This is the absolute minimum to say you have a tablet app. It’s possible to play music with...
2021-07-16 9:19:44 PM
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twingocerise
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folders
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Superuser Contribution Not syncing local files

Every time I add a local file to a playlist, whether from my downloads or my music library, it doesn't show up on my IPhone Xr when I download said playlist. I've tried everything I've seen (although it's mostly just spotify devs repeating the same s...

OmoD
Casual Listener
Every time I add a local file to a playlist, whether from my downloads or my music library, it doesn't show up on my IPhone Xr when I download said playlist. I've tried everything I've seen (...
2021-05-30 12:46:54 AM
2021-07-20 2:00:11 AM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Browse] I want to see artists in my library not only albums..

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Reijerevanm
Visitor
Urgent
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Eni
Moderator
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Browse
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Superuser Contribution 3-Dot Menu Button Gone

PremiumiPhone SE (2016) iOS 13.4.1 For the past full month now, the 3-dot menu button (which should be located in the top right of screenshots 1 and 2) for only playlists has disappeared. The button strangely remains for albums (see screenshot 3). I'...

HurryPlz
Visitor
Premium iPhone SE (2016) iOS 13.4.1 For the past full month now, the 3-dot menu button (which should be located in the top right of screenshots 1 and 2) for only playlist...
2020-04-17 5:21:35 PM
2021-07-17 5:28:05 PM
CarlosE
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Told that Apple Watch offline is just for premium users.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone SEOperating System(iOS 14.6 My Question or Issue I remember reading that Apple Watch offline mode was just for premium users. Is that still the plan or is Spotify considering deploying it to all users?

irish8377
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone SE Operating System (iOS 14.6 My Question or Issue I remember reading that Apple Watch offline mode was just for premium users. Is ...
2021-07-15 6:00:36 PM
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Julian
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle is still horrible in playlists

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 14.6 My Question or IssueIt’s 2021 and the shuffling option is still horrible. Why in a playlist having many of my liked songs, those songs keep repeating over and over?!if I were to listen t...

jonask6
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 14.6 My Question or Issue It’s 2021 and the shuffling option is still horrible. Why in a playlist having many o...
2021-07-15 9:24:44 AM
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Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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