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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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When I click on artist why does it take me to a list of songs and not there home page?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  
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Removed songs still play

I have premium. IPhone xr. USA. Deleted cache. Logged out and in. Uninstalled and reinstalled. Yet songs I removed from my liked category months ago are still playing when in shuffle. What's up with that? PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Sams...

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  • I have premium.  IPhone xr. USA. Deleted cache. Logged out and in. Uninstalled and reinstalled. Yet songs I removed from my liked category months ago are still playing when in shuffle. What's up...
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Can't reload Spotify on iPad running iOS 9.3.5

To reduce space on my device I used to be able to delete Spotify app and then reinstall it. Because I can't update my old device to iOS 10 or later the app would ask if I wanted to install an older version ... having clicked OK I got an older version...

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  •   To reduce space on my device I used to be able to delete Spotify app and then reinstall it. Because I can't update my old device to iOS 10 or later the app would ask if  I wanted to inst...
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New Apple OSes updates are out!

Hey everyone, Get ready to update to iOS 13, watchOS 6 as they were released yesterday.iPadOS along with iOS 13.1 and watchOS 6.1 are going to be released later this month (iPadOS will be availabe on 9.24).While macOS Catalina will be coming around l...

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  • Hey everyone,   Get ready to update to iOS 13, watchOS 6 as they were released yesterday. iPadOS along with iOS 13.1 and watchOS 6.1 are going to be released later this month (iPadOS...
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Solved!! Spotify on old versions of IOS

DeviceiPod Touch 4,1Operating SystemIOS 6.1.6 My Question or IssueAlright this my sound stupid, but i have a really old iPod, that i want to use Spotify on. It's very compact and perfect for running. Obiously the current version of Spotify is not sup...

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  • Device iPod Touch 4,1 Operating System IOS 6.1.6   My Question or Issue Alright this my sound stupid, but i have a really old iPod, that i want to use Spotify on. It's very compact and per...
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How to Only Listen to Songs on Playlist

Hello! I have Premium and am in the US on an iPhone XR. I have a playlist that I want to listen to and Spotify keeps playing songs that aren't on that playlist. I'm really frustrated because I just want to listen to the 10 songs on this list and it i...

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  • Hello! I have Premium and am in the US on an iPhone XR.   I have a playlist that I want to listen to and Spotify keeps playing songs that aren't on that playlist. I'm really frustrated because...
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Liked songs

PlanPremiumCountryAmerica iphone 7plus Operating SystemiOS 12.4.1 My Question or Issuei have a lot of liked playlists, and I just went to download them. there’s over 2000 songs downloaded and none of them show up in my liked songs. what’s going on?? ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country America  iphone 7plus  Operating System iOS 12.4.1   My Question or Issue i have a lot of liked playlists, and I just went to download them. there...
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Extreme data usage

Spotify is draining my 4g data. PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 12.4.1) My QuestionSpotify is draining all my data. I havent changed anything in how I use Spotify, but suddently i got a text from my operator that i have i...

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  • Spotify is draining my 4g data.   Plan Premium Country Norway Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 12.4.1)   My Question Spotify is draining all my data. I havent changed any...
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[iOS][Other] How to delete downloaded songs in iOS (iPhone and iPad)

Hi, Spotify Community- As some of you might be aware, under Settings->Storage, the iOS Spotify App has decoupled Downloaded Songs from the Cache. If one tries to look at the Library, there's no longer a selection for "Songs," the usual way to use the...

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  • Hi, Spotify Community-   As some of you might be aware, under Settings->Storage, the iOS Spotify App has decoupled Downloaded Songs from the Cache. If one tries to look at the Library, ther...
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Songs dissapearing

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueI recently created a playlist, and after adding about 30 Alice Cooper and AC/DC songs I went to play it, and they were all gone. When I went to check how many songs were...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue I recently created a playlist, and after adding about 30 Alice Cooper and AC/DC songs I went ...
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Liked Songs Not adding in Correct Order

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.4.1 My Question or Issue I have had this issue a few times before and I ended up just adding songs individually but it is ridiculous and absurd that I should have to do that when the...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.4.1   My Question or Issue   I have had this issue a few times before and I ended up just adding songs ...
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Saved Albums not automatically downloading anymore?

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueIt used to be that when I saved (heart icon) an album it would automatically download, without having to click the download switch. I can’t find the “Automatical...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue It used to be that when I saved (heart icon) an album it would automatically d...
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Discover weekly not updating?

Hi! My discover weekly is not updating? I have tried logging in/out, closing and restarting the app on both my iPhone and desktop computer, and nothing seems to be working? PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 6s PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.4.1 My ...

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  • Hi! My discover weekly is not updating? I have tried logging in/out, closing and restarting the app on both my iPhone and desktop computer, and nothing seems to be working?     Plan Pre...
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None of the shuffle tip are helping for my iphone

I have looked for tips to stop shuffle, but I can’t get premium. I don’t have the “I” button or the arrows. I can’t find another trick to help the shuffle stop playing. I have a IPhone 8 and I’m think that it’s the brand, but I really think it's Spot...

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  • I have looked for tips to stop shuffle, but I can’t get premium. I don’t have the “I” button or the arrows. I can’t find another trick to help the shuffle stop playing. I have a IPhone 8 and I’m thin...
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Spotify starts playing after hanging up a call using BlueTooth device. iOS 12.4.1

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.4.1 My Question or IssueI have a very annoying issue with spotify starting automatically as soon as I hang up a call when using my bluetooth headset. I´ve already tried to uninstall spotif...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.4.1   My Question or Issue I have a very annoying issue with spotify starting automatically as soon as I hang ...
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Hidden Song in Liked Songs Playlist

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueFor some reason one of my liked songs is showing up as a hidden song in my playlist but when I scroll down to the hidden songs it's not in there and it only shows u...

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  •   Plan Free Country United States Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue For some reason one of my liked songs is showing up as a hidden song in my p...
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"Liked Songs" Playlist automatically updated with songs from newly downloaded albums?

PlanPremiumCountry iPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueJust woke up to the "updated" ui and I have some concerns... I spend a lot of time in remote areas with spotty cell service so I almost exclusively shuffle/listen to all of my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country     iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue Just woke up to the "updated" ui and I have some concerns...  I spend a lot of time ...
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Local Files on iPhone App

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 6s, Macbook Pro 2019 My Question or IssueI've followed all the directions for how to upload local files, but when I try to download the playlist on to my phone it says the playlist doesn't have any songs. T...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 6s, Macbook Pro 2019   My Question or Issue I've followed all the directions for how to upload local files, but when I try to dow...
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Local Files Don't Show Up On Mobile

Details: premium plan on iOS 10 on an iPhone Xs/macOS sierraI understand how to port local files onto my phone from my computer, as i have successfully done it before, but now that I'm trying to do it again, the playlists I create to house the local ...

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  • Details: premium plan on iOS 10 on an iPhone Xs/macOS sierra I understand how to port local files onto my phone from my computer, as i have successfully done it before, but now that I'm trying to do...
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