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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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  • MattSuda
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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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  • Camila73
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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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  • n0hero
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Only right speaker working

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHey guys, When I run spotify, I can hear it only on the right speaker, be it the car bluetoot...

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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 Hey guy...
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Superuser Contribution Match Local Files to Spotify

PremiumUnited States/// I have over 1,000 local songs in my iTunes catalog that I'd like to "convert" to Spotify so I'm able to listen to them anywhere. Is there a way to do that? So far I'm only able to add local files to the desktop app, but when I...

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  • Premium United States ///   I have over 1,000 local songs in my iTunes catalog that I'd like to "convert" to Spotify so I'm able to listen to them anywhere. Is there a way to do that? So far...
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Superuser Contribution I accidentally hid a song from my liked songs, now I can’t unhide it.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, MacBook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe song was Maze of Memories by Stray Kids, one of my favourite songs. I’d really like to be...

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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 The son...
  • Mihail
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Superuser Contribution Playlist order changes when offline

I've rearranged the order of my playlists on my desktop, and it syncs fine with my iPhone when it's online. But when I'm not on wifi or data, the playlists on my phone change order (even though it's filtered by "personalized"). Super annoying that it...

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  • I've rearranged the order of my playlists on my desktop, and it syncs fine with my iPhone when it's online. But when I'm not on wifi or data, the playlists on my phone change order (even though it's ...
  • Ver
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Superuser Contribution WhatsApp audios and Siri issues.

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueRandomly, you cannot record/play a voice message in WhatsApp even if you're not playing any music. When you try to record a message, it cancels out. When you try ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina   Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 12.4   My Question or Issue Randomly, you cannot record/play a voice message in WhatsApp even if you're n...
  • Mihail
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Some music won’t play offline

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 7Operating System(iOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueI have downloaded 358 songs on my phone. Ever since im on vacation in Brazil, only some songs play. (For example “Rolex” by “Capital Bra”; “Nie wieder broke” by “K...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 7 Operating System (iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue I have downloaded 358 songs on my phone. Ever since im on vacation in Brazil, o...
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Apple Watch App

Hi there,I've just cancelled my Apple Music subscription and come across to Spotify Premium. I do lot of running and use my Apple Watch with cellular to Bluetooth to my wireless earphones when I run. For some reason, the Spotify app does not allow me...

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  • Hi there, I've just cancelled my Apple Music subscription and come across to Spotify Premium. I do lot of running and use my Apple Watch with cellular to Bluetooth to my wireless earphones when I ru...
  • Billy-J
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Friend Activity for Mobile

Why can there not be a friend activity for mobile phones? There should be a chance that people can see what their friends/followers are listening to.

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  • Why can there not be a friend activity for mobile phones?  There should be a chance that people can see what their friends/followers are listening to. 
  • Billy-J
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Gaps between songs

Hello! I listen to music from my liked songs in the car, and i’m very picky about what i play in front of my dad, so i shuffle around a lot. Ir annoys me when the song immediately starts playing after i switch songs, and it also makes my dad go “oh, ...

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  • Hello! I listen to music from my liked songs in the car, and i’m very picky about what i play in front of my dad, so i shuffle around a lot. Ir annoys me when the song immediately starts playing afte...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to wipe Liked playlist???

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.2My Question or IssueI have recently been trying to organize my music better. I listen to a very small range of artists and albums. I just noticed that my "liked" playlist has almost...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.2 My Question or Issue I have recently been trying to organize my music better. I listen to a very small range of a...
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Songs are skipping

Every morning going to work and every afternoon coming home from work I'm always listening to music! It helps me relax! The last couple of days my liked songs which are downloaded for offline keep skipping. My wifi is off and it still happens. I go o...

  • Casual Listener
  • Every morning going to work and every afternoon coming home from work I'm always listening to music! It helps me relax! The last couple of days my liked songs which are downloaded for offline keep sk...
  • Garciamm624
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Superuser Contribution Lost my liked songs after update

hi all so I done the new update on my phone and I went back onto Spotify and I went to my liked songs folder and all the songs have gone but folder still there ? Anyone able to help how I can get it all back without putting them all back myself ?

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  • hi all so I done the new update on my phone and I went back onto Spotify and I went to my liked songs folder and all the songs have gone but folder still there ? Anyone able to help how I can get it ...
  • Lisavyvy
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iPhone App Login Issue (no error message)

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceiPhone XR Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueI went on to my Spotify app this afternoon to find I’d been logged out, so I checked my emails and I had an email from no-reply saying my password had been r...

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  • Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device iPhone XR   Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue I went on to my Spotify app this afternoon to find I’d bee...
  • Loxer
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Can I sort charts that Spotify created?

Spotify has top 50 charts by country and hits by genre. I would like to sort these playlists by recently added songs so I can listen to those I haven't seen yet, but the only way I can see to sort is by number of daily plays. Help?

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  • Spotify has top 50 charts by country and hits by genre. I would like to sort these playlists by recently added songs so I can listen to those I haven't seen yet, but the only way I can see to sort is...
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When I select a new song it goes blank

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 11 Pro If I’m playing a song, and select a new song, it just goes blank. I’ve added a photo of the screen I keep getting. Very frustrating when I’m listening on Bluetooth in my car, because I have to switch to ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 11 Pro    If I’m playing a song, and  select a new song, it just goes blank. I’ve added a photo of the screen I keep getting...
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iphone xs

i cant display the lyric and i premium user.. please solve this ASAP. as i a good karaoke singer need to practice

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  • i cant display the lyric and i premium user.. please solve this ASAP. as i a good karaoke singer need to practice   
  • Billy-J
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Sleep timer not appearing

No sleep timer appearing music but have sleep timer on podcast.All of us in the family plan has no sleep timerPlanPremiumCountryPhilippines Device(iPad 9.7inch 6th-generation,Oppo f1s,Lenovo l340Operating SystemIOS 13.6,Windows 10 version 2004latest ...

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  • No sleep timer appearing music but have sleep timer on podcast.All of us in the family plan has no sleep timer Plan Premium Country Philippines  Device (iPad 9.7inch 6th-generation,Oppo f1...
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Solved!! All my liked songs are gone

All my liked songs has been gone since few weeks, after i upgrade my IOS. I can still see some of songs in artist album, but there’s none in ‘liked song’ Can i restore it? (i also upgraded app) PlanPremiumCountryCzech republicDeviceI phone7Operating ...

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  • All my liked songs has been gone since few weeks, after i upgrade my IOS. I can still see some of songs in artist album, but there’s none in ‘liked song’ Can i restore it? (i also upgraded app) ...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Music won’t play I get a message that says safari cannot open the page because the address is incali

I can’t get music to play. It says safari cannot open the page because the address is invalid

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  • I can’t get music to play. It says safari cannot open the page because the address is invalid 
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TROUBLE: Spotify Mobile App iOS 13.6 on iPad 2019

Hi. A longtime Spotify Premium user here. Having a few troubling and unnecessary annoyances with the Spotify mobile app. 1. Spotify doesn’t play in the background if any other app is running. It used to play in the background so idk why it doesn’t do...

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  • Hi. A longtime Spotify Premium user here.   Having a few troubling and unnecessary annoyances with the Spotify mobile app.  1. Spotify doesn’t play in the background  if any oth...
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