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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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Local file downloads removed

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPadOperating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueMy downloads of my synced local files keep going missing. I have no problems downloading the synced files from the desktop to the iPad, and I am able to play those downloads. But...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPad Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue My downloads of my synced local files keep going missing. I have no problems downloading the sync...
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Can login via the web, but NOT via the iOS app (tells me incorrect username and/or password)

2020 iPad Pro iPadOS 13.6.1, Spotify Premium I can log into my account via the web on my iPad, but trying to log in via the iOS app always results in an ‘invalid username and/or password’ error. I have now reset my password twice. I use a password ma...

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  • 2020 iPad Pro iPadOS 13.6.1, Spotify Premium   I can log into my account via the web on my iPad, but trying to log in via the iOS app always results in an ‘invalid username and/or password’ er...
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I cant find any podcasts inside the app

planPremiumCountryegyptDeviceIphone xrOperating SystemIos My Question or IssueI cant find any podcasts inside the app

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  • plan Premium Country egypt Device Iphone xr Operating System Ios   My Question or Issue I cant find any podcasts inside the app
  • Billy-J
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Can’t find my liked songs

Suddenly without even updating the app, my liked songs disappeared it started to say I had nothing liked, however when I tried to look up for a song that used to be un my liked songs it still says it’s liked, so I don’t know how to get my liked songs...

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  • Suddenly without even updating the app, my liked songs disappeared it started to say I had nothing liked, however when I tried to look up for a song that used to be un my liked songs it still says it...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Daily Mixes Not showing.

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevice(iPhone, Desktop)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows) My Question or Issue: I can't see my "Daily Mixes". It has magically disappeared. I tried reinstalling and everything, still the problem persists. It's been three days no...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device (iPhone, Desktop) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows)   My Question or Issue:   I can't see my "Daily Mixes". It has magically disappeared. I tri...
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Cannot add song to playlist IOS

Plan PremiumPremiumCountry Canada DeviceIphone XR/Ipad prIOS 13.6.1Hello, when i try to add a song to a playlist only a few playlist ‘’appears’’ and not the one i’m looking for.... Anybody had this and knows how to fix it? I deleted the spotify app, ...

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  • Plan Premium Premium Country Canada   Device Iphone XR/Ipad pr IOS 13.6.1 Hello,  when i try to add a song to a playlist only a few playlist ‘’appears’’ and not the one i’m looking f...
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Superuser Contribution Offline Sync won't work

I've allowed spotify through my firewall, updated frimware on both devices, and I'm connected to the same wifi network (using university wifi if it matters). I still can't get offline sync to work let alone have the songs show up in the playlists on ...

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  • I've allowed spotify through  my firewall, updated frimware on both devices, and I'm connected to the same wifi network (using university wifi if it matters). I still can't get offline sync to w...
  • Mihail
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Playing On WIFI (Xfinity)

Using Spotify on iPhone X. Lately I noticed that when I switched to WIFI (Xfinity) connection, the Spotify app won't stream. Is this an issue of blocked ports? Did the Spotify developers updated the app to use non standard ports? I cannot lower my Fi...

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  • Using Spotify on iPhone X. Lately I noticed that when I switched to WIFI (Xfinity) connection, the Spotify app won't stream. Is this an issue of blocked ports? Did the Spotify developers updated the ...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists I follow don't show up on my public profile

Hi,I've had this problem for over a year now. I can follow playlists fine and they show up in the 'playlists' tab, but they don't show up on my public profile, so friends can't see my followed playlists. However, playlists I create show up fine.I've ...

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  • Hi, I've had this problem for over a year now. I can follow playlists fine and they show up in the 'playlists' tab, but they don't show up on my public profile, so friends can't see my followed play...
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My Liked playlist deleted

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 5 se (yes it’s old but it works very well so the age of the phone shouldn’t affect spotify)Operating System(iOS idk not current) My Question or IssueMy liked playlist suddenly is empty, whenever I go and see a song t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 5 se (yes it’s old but it works very well so the age of the phone shouldn’t affect spotify) Operating System (iOS idk not current)  ...
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Lost all my likes songs

Plan PremiumCountry Canada Device iPhone 11 Pro max Operating SystemNewest iOS operating system My Question or Issuei just got a new iPhone 11 Pro Max, put everything onto new phone. Logged in to Spotify and I see that pretty much all of my liked son...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada   Device iPhone 11 Pro max   Operating System Newest iOS operating system   My Question or Issue i just got a new iPhone 11 Pro Max, ...
  • Billy-J
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Spotify on Apple Watch in Russia

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceApple Watch series 1Operating SystemWatchOS 4.3.2 My Question or IssueHello guys. I just used Spotify on my Apple Watch for all the time but about a week ago I saw that Spotify app disappeared. I didn’t find anything in ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Apple Watch series 1 Operating System WatchOS 4.3.2   My Question or Issue Hello guys. I just used Spotify on my Apple Watch for all the time but a...
  • Billy-J
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Volume randomy low on random days on iPhone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThis is a topic I see over and over on Spotify and I have the answer. Power your phone down c...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue This is...
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Solved!! [Daily Mix] Does the algorithm recognize skipping as an input?

When I'm listening to a Daily Mix and I immediately skip a song to the next (without disliking it explicitly), is this just the same as if I'd have listened to the end, or is this something the algorithm can recognize as "oh, he skipped this song, so...

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  • When I'm listening to a Daily Mix and I immediately skip a song to the next (without disliking it explicitly), is this just the same as if I'd have listened to the end, or is this something the ...
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Liked songs on iOS not synchronized

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice(iPhone 7 - PC)Operating System(iOS 13, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello everyone!I have a sync problem between the desktop version of Spotify and the iOS one.I put a lot of songs into Spotify's "Favorite Songs" pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device (iPhone 7 - PC) Operating System (iOS 13, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hello everyone! I have a sync problem between the desktop versio...
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Discord status isn't showing

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 13.6My Question or IssueDiscord status isnt showing for me, something im doing wrong?

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  •   Plan Free Country England Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 13.6 My Question or Issue Discord status isnt showing for me, something im doing wrong?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artist app crash

Every time I try to get to an artist's page my app would crash. But I can access an album or a song easily. This is the first time it's ever happened to me. Any reason why?

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  • Every time I try to get to an artist's page my app would crash. But I can access an album or a song easily. This is the first time it's ever happened to me. Any reason why?
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Playlist wont show songs

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesia Device(iPhone 11, HP Spectre Folio 2018)Operating System(iOS 13.5.1, Windows 10) Several playlists (made by other users) that i’d like to listen to and have added to my library won’t show any of the songs. It doesn't happe...

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia   Device (iPhone 11, HP Spectre Folio 2018) Operating System (iOS 13.5.1, Windows 10)   Several playlists (made by other users) that i’d like to lis...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files and Spotify Files Don’t Mix When Shuffled

I realized today that if you have Local Files and Spotify Files in the same playlist together and hit shuffle it will play through all of the Spotify Files in your playlist before getting to your local files. I tested this out by adding 10 Local File...

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  • I realized today that if you have Local Files and Spotify Files in the same playlist together and hit shuffle it will play through all of the Spotify Files in your playlist before getting to your loc...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Hide Artwork on iPhone?

Hi! Is it possible to hide the Album Artwork in Spotify on iPhone? So it doesn't show on the lockscreen?

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  • Hi! Is it possible to hide the Album Artwork in Spotify on iPhone? So it doesn't show on the lockscreen?
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