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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
Spotify Star
2023-09-24 10:26:17 AM
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sapmi
Music Fan
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61140 Views
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lyrics

lyrics problemPlanPremium FamilyCountry DeviceIphone 6Operating SystemiOS 12.4.8 My Question or Issuethe lyrics on my spotify aren’t showing. i already do the clean reinstall but it still didn’t show. is it because mine was premium family? please ans...

cokecaine
Regular
lyrics problem Plan Premium Family Country Device Iphone 6 Operating System iOS 12.4.8 My Question or Issue the lyrics on my spotify aren’t showing. i already do the clean re...
2020-09-03 9:37:58 AM
2020-09-07 12:42:12 PM
AeroZ
Composer
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I can’t play a song unless I like the album first, why?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 13.6.1My Question or Issue I can’t play just any song that I search for, it makes me “like” the album or song before it will play. I don’t want to add every single song I want to p...

Caitmcarrier
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13.6.1 My Question or Issue I can’t play just any song that I search for, it makes me “like” the ...
2020-09-05 9:19:17 PM
2020-09-07 2:17:22 AM
Spaceman_Spiff_
Regular
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1 replies
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Can't listen to new music unless i'm on wifi...

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating System13.7 My Question or Issue Been using the app for years and never ran into this until recently. Now it happens more often than not if i'm not connected to good Wifi. I think of an album I want to list...

Spaceman_Spiff_
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System 13.7 My Question or Issue Been using the app for years and never ran into this until recently. Now it happens more o...
2020-09-07 1:25:17 AM
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CarPlay view not showing library

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceiPhone SEOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhat has happened to the CarPlay gui? I am no longer able to see an icon for my library or playlists and have to go into recently played to...

Fizban_UK
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Uk Device iPhone SE Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue What has happened to the CarPlay gui? I am no longer able ...
2020-09-06 11:25:54 PM
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0 replies
5 likes

587 Views
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Playlist description is not visible on the iOS app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 6S)Operating System(iOS 13) My Question or IssueI tried swiping on the playlist cover art. No use!Only the Playlist title is visible and then my name but not the description. I could use an urgent response, I need t...

kingrocks95
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 6S) Operating System (iOS 13) My Question or Issue I tried swiping on the playlist cover art. No use! Only the Playlist title is visible and ...
2020-09-06 9:28:42 AM
2020-09-06 11:25:11 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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Apple TV App no fast forward

No fast forward on Apple TV Spotify App possible. PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceApple TVOperating SystemtvOS My Question or Issue

Nico55555
Newbie
No fast forward on Apple TV Spotify App possible. Plan Premium Country Germany Device Apple TV Operating System tvOS My Question or Issue
2019-12-01 8:48:57 AM
2020-09-06 6:05:36 PM
Raybechara
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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2726 Views
2 replies
25 likes

All audio depend on whether or not I play music from Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone XOperating System13.5.1 My Question or IssueSpotify has taken over the speaker-level on my phone. My phone will not play the audio to videos unless I'm playing music from Spotify at the same time. If I pause the s...

icr97
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Norway Device iPhone X Operating System 13.5.1 My Question or Issue Spotify has taken over the speaker-level on my phone. My phone will not play the audio to vid...
2020-09-06 11:41:47 AM
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bug

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Spotify shows as Discord status when on desktop but not on mobile

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceiPhone SE 1st GenerationOperating SystemMacOS CatalinaMy Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to music on my phone and Discord is open on my computer, Spotify shows as my status, but when Discord is closed on my computer, it st...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Device iPhone SE 1st Generation Operating System MacOS Catalina My Question or Issue When I'm listening to music on my phone and Discord is open on my computer, Spotify...
2020-09-06 8:06:28 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I turn on shuffle in daily mix on iPad??

PlanPremium DeviceiPadOperating Systemios 13 My Question or Issue I have no option to use shuffleon Daily Mix lists when playing on my iPad,I do have that option on daily mix lists on my iphone though. how do I shuffle daily mix on iPad as well? ty.

zipoxtra
Roadie
Plan Premium Device iPad Operating System ios 13 My Question or Issue I have no option to use shuffle on Daily Mix lists when playing on my iPad, I do have that optio...
2020-08-14 8:45:58 PM
2020-09-06 3:47:21 AM
zipoxtra
Roadie
2879 Views
4 replies
1 likes

2879 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Bryson Tiller’s spot on the Top 500 wont change

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueBryson Tiller’s spot on the Top 500 artists won’t change, even though his monthly listeners s...

Thanek
Regular
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 Bryson ...
2020-09-05 12:59:47 AM
2020-09-06 1:09:24 AM
Thanek
Regular
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1 replies
0 likes

381 Views
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my spotify is linked to other person's facebook

Plan: freeCountry: MalaysiaDevice: Ipad ProHi, someone have used my iPad to log into their Facebook and Spotify account. I have logged out of her Facebook account and logged into mine, and my spotify account is linked to my spotify account. However, ...

21guaa75ta7yblx
Visitor
Plan: free Country: Malaysia Device: Ipad Pro Hi, someone have used my iPad to log into their Facebook and Spotify account. I have logged out of her Facebook account and logged into mine, and my s...
2020-09-05 5:05:18 PM
2020-09-05 9:00:07 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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I want the Spotify app to notify my iOS app, when my app is in background. Is it possible?

I implemented SPTAppRemotePlayerStateDelegate methods into my app and i am getting notified when my app is active. Spotify is notifying me via playerStateDidChange method. func playerStateDidChange(_ playerState: SPTAppRemotePlayerState) { } But not ...

Mitesh
Visitor
I implemented SPTAppRemotePlayerStateDelegate methods into my app and i am getting notified when my app is active. Spotify is notifying me via playerStateDidChange method. func p...
2020-09-05 12:43:57 PM
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EQ stopping

Whenever I close and reopen the app, the EQ will visually stay on and in the same preset but I have to move the EQ slides for them to actually affect the audio again. Any fix?

CJDJ3
Newbie
Whenever I close and reopen the app, the EQ will visually stay on and in the same preset but I have to move the EQ slides for them to actually affect the audio again. Any fix?
2020-09-04 5:35:03 AM
2020-09-05 6:49:35 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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1 replies
0 likes

354 Views
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Shuffle Play keeps playing the same 10-20 songs

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceiPhone ios 13My Question or IssueWhenever I shuffle play my playlist of about 100 songs it only plays the same 10-20 on repeat without playing any of my other songs before.

Ethan_Rock41
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Device iPhone ios 13 My Question or Issue Whenever I shuffle play my playlist of about 100 songs it only plays the same 10-20 on repeat without playing any of my o...
2020-09-05 1:57:10 AM
361 Views
0 replies
3 likes

361 Views
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3 likes

Spotify & local PC & BMW

PlanPremiumCountryEuropeDeviceiPhone 6s to 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 13.7 My Question or IssueNeed to fix where Spotify actually play sound when iPhone connected at BMW Connected drive (not via Apple CarPlay) car when I go from work. I have local...

stannicek
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Europe Device iPhone 6s to 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 13.7 My Question or Issue Need to fix where Spotify actually play sound when iPhone connected at BMW C...
2020-09-04 9:17:31 PM
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0 replies
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Queue only queues latest song

Every time I try and queue my podcasts, the queue will only add the last podcast I added to queue and all my other podcasts are gone. This has been an ongoing issue for weeks nowPlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 13...

josephbae
Casual Listener
Every time I try and queue my podcasts, the queue will only add the last podcast I added to queue and all my other podcasts are gone. This has been an ongoing issue for weeks now Plan Premium Coun...
2020-09-04 6:01:44 PM
331 Views
0 replies
1 likes

331 Views
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1 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect is Constantly Disconnecting

I stream music to my Google Home Max using my iPhone over my wifi network. After connecting through the spotify app to the Google Max, the music streams for a minute or two and then the app becomes disconnected from the Google Max. I have to manually...

GoMcGruber
Visitor
I stream music to my Google Home Max using my iPhone over my wifi network. After connecting through the spotify app to the Google Max, the music streams for a minute or two and then the app becomes d...
2020-01-26 5:49:02 PM
2020-09-04 4:59:48 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
7 likes
Connect Disconnecting

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Local files disappearing

I have 5 songs downloaded from my local files, they always show up fine on my PC. They appear in my playlist on my phone until I either disconnect from the WiFi, or I close Spotify on my PC. Is this supposed to happen?

Rms_31
Visitor
I have 5 songs downloaded from my local files, they always show up fine on my PC. They appear in my playlist on my phone until I either disconnect from the WiFi, or I close Spotify on my PC. Is this ...
2020-09-04 4:49:10 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

285 Views
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Superuser Contribution Songs change by themselves

PlanStudentCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 6s My Question or IssueNo matter what I do, my Spotify has a mind of its own. I'm trying to listen to a song and it'll play 10 seconds of it and automatically switch to the next one, and do this over and o...

BSanmartin
Casual Listener
Plan Student Country United States Device iPhone 6s My Question or Issue No matter what I do, my Spotify has a mind of its own. I'm trying to listen to a song and it'll...
2019-06-13 3:19:54 PM
2020-09-04 3:34:59 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
562 Views
3 replies
1 likes

562 Views
3 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution Autoplay

PremiumCountry: USA DeviceiPhone 7 Plus/Desktop iMacOperating SystemiOS 10 I liked the autoplay option. I have it selected on but it isn't working. If I have a playlist it use to end and then the random songs would begin but not anymore. Again, it is...

jasonreuwer
Casual Listener
Premium Country: USA Device iPhone 7 Plus/Desktop iMac Operating System iOS 10 I liked the autoplay option. I have it selected on but it isn't working. If I hav...
2018-09-12 8:58:49 PM
2020-09-04 10:27:06 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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7 replies
1 likes

1466 Views
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