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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
Saturday
Rastereyes
Casual Listener
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Spotify on Apple Carplay causing issues

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueRunning Spotify via Apple Carplay in my 2019 Mazda CX-5 is causing issues. It doesn't happen immediately but usually in the middle of my drive I will notice that ...

jhk1109
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 13 My Question or Issue Running Spotify via Apple Carplay in my 2019 Mazda CX-5 is causing issues. It doesn't ...
2019-10-25 4:09:44 AM
2020-05-07 3:00:09 PM
Doggy1K90
Visitor
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2 replies
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3576 Views
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I HATE SHUFFLE

Do I really have to disengage the shuffle function every time I use the app. I will not last a month with this nonsense. Terrible design

MountainMoonman
Casual Listener
Do I really have to disengage the shuffle function every time I use the app. I will not last a month with this nonsense. Terrible design
2020-05-07 2:48:46 AM
2020-05-07 9:30:21 AM
Onewave
Roadie
1096 Views
2 replies
1 likes

1096 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Spotify Can Shuffle My Nuts

I was informed if you pay for premium you can disengage the shuffle function. But to have to do it every time is total BS. On every new album or playlist you look up. Albums and playlists are carefully sequenced. How has this become an acceptable fea...

MountainMoonman
Casual Listener
I was informed if you pay for premium you can disengage the shuffle function. But to have to do it every time is total BS. On every new album or playlist you look up. Albums and playlists are careful...
2020-05-07 2:56:18 AM
2020-05-07 3:00:26 AM
Jacob41
Newbie
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1 replies
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Can't turn shuffle play off with premium account

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueI have a premium account and shuffle play will not turn off. I tap the shuffle play icon in the bottom right corner in a individual song and and it turns white/grey. When ...

jimescobar
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13 My Question or Issue I have a premium account and shuffle play will not turn off. I tap the shuffle play icon ...
2020-05-07 2:44:49 AM
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0 replies
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284 Views
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app won’t open on iPhone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Uk Device(iPhone XS Operating System(ios 10) My Question or Issuei got a message earlier asking me to clear space via the manage storage section and removed Spotify as nothing else was working. Now it won’t open to reload it. ...

Ph22
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Uk Device (iPhone XS Operating System (ios 10) My Question or Issue i got a message earlier asking me to clear space via the manage storag...
2018-12-28 9:42:38 PM
2020-05-07 1:58:16 AM
JowettLim
Visitor
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31079 Views
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Superuser Contribution iPhone app crashes when connected to wifi?

I've never had a problem with Spotify but over the last few weeks whenever I've used it on my iPhone it will crash unless im not connected to the internet. Super annoying because I can only listen to my downloaded music and can't add to it - have tri...

Katey1403
Newbie
I've never had a problem with Spotify but over the last few weeks whenever I've used it on my iPhone it will crash unless im not connected to the internet. Super annoying because I can only listen to...
2017-09-30 12:02:40 AM
2020-05-07 1:45:37 AM
Daniek7171G
Visitor
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2 replies
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5376 Views
2 replies
1 likes

iphone app crash at launch

Mmmm ... the app immediatly crash after launch since 3 days.I have an iphone 5s and the latest iOs version.Am I the only one having this issue ?Anything to do ? Thank you !

upndown
Newbie
Mmmm ... the app immediatly crash after launch since 3 days. I have an iphone 5s and the latest iOs version. Am I the only one having this issue ? Anything to do ? Thank you !
2015-03-27 9:44:42 PM
2020-05-07 1:05:36 AM
user-removed
Not applicable
559 Views
4 replies
0 likes

559 Views
4 replies
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iPhone 5s only works in airplane mode

A few days ago the spotify app on my iPhone 5s stopped working. It opens the loading screen and then closes out everytime. Only opens when I am in airplane mode. Deleted and redownloaded the app numerous times and still not working unless in airplane...

Gcw1
Casual Listener
A few days ago the spotify app on my iPhone 5s stopped working. It opens the loading screen and then closes out everytime. Only opens when I am in airplane mode. Deleted and redownloaded the app nume...
2018-05-03 2:56:34 PM
2020-05-07 1:03:54 AM
Ko80
Casual Listener
1567 Views
2 replies
1 likes

1567 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Shuffle Favors Unpopular Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueAnytime I shuffle a playlist, the shuffle is non-random, favoring songs I listen to less often or have not saved to my library. This sort of "Discovery Shuffle" is not...

jakethehuman18
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System macOS Mojave My Question or Issue Anytime I shuffle a playlist, the shuffle is non-random, favoring songs I listen to less of...
2020-05-06 12:40:24 AM
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380 Views
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Solved!! Recently played doesn’t update

Recently played doesn’t update. Played all day. Hoping the algorithms would pick up new suggestions. Instead of recommending artists from the same three similar artists for weeks now. Recently played only shows up to yesterday. On Mac and iOS. Yet on...

incredible
Regular
Recently played doesn’t update. Played all day. Hoping the algorithms would pick up new suggestions. Instead of recommending artists from the same three similar artists for weeks now. Rece...
2020-05-06 3:16:56 AM
2020-05-06 5:46:54 PM
incredible
Regular
1027 Views
4 replies
0 likes

1027 Views
4 replies
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Spotify App keeps crashing randomly

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone XR)Operating System(iOS 13.4.1) My Question or Issue My Spotify app keeps crashing randomly. For example, if I am scrolling through the UI to find a particular song/artist, it will hang and then crash out. Anothe...

joeshaw92
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone XR) Operating System (iOS 13.4.1) My Question or Issue My Spotify app keeps crashing randomly. For example, if I am ...
2020-05-05 10:47:22 PM
2020-05-06 5:09:55 PM
joeshaw92
Casual Listener
1100 Views
1 replies
0 likes

1100 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Airplay timeout on iOS? v8.4.53

Today I've started to notice that whenever I pause playback while connected to an Airplay device, the Spotify app disconnects from the Airplay device and audio returns to the iPad speakers when I restart playback. Is this a new behavior for the app? ...

lbdsgn
Music Fan
Today I've started to notice that whenever I pause playback while connected to an Airplay device, the Spotify app disconnects from the Airplay device and audio returns to the iPad speakers when I res...
2018-06-27 8:13:15 AM
2020-05-06 2:45:02 PM
xunilhr
Regular
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3 replies
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Solved!! Album audio and album art for 2 different bands have been swapped.

I’m trying to listen to Let’s Be Honest by Doll Skin, and it’s playing the audio from some Green Death song and the album art for the Green Death album Manufacturing Evil is showing instead of the album art for the Doll Skin album In Your Face (Again...

mooseconfirmed
Visitor
I’m trying to listen to Let’s Be Honest by Doll Skin, and it’s playing the audio from some Green Death song and the album art for the Green Death album Manufacturing Evil is showing instead of the&nb...
2020-05-06 5:37:05 AM
2020-05-06 7:20:00 AM
Onewave
Roadie
732 Views
1 replies
0 likes

732 Views
1 replies
0 likes

[Fixed] Artist's Full Album List Not Displaying on Discography Page

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 12.1.2) My Question or IssueUpdate: The latest update of the app (Ver. 8.4.94.812) has fixed this issueOn the iOS app, after updating to 8.4.88.280, the new layout does not allow me ...

neo24
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 12.1.2) My Question or Issue Update: The latest update of the app (Ver. 8.4.94.812) has fixed this issue O...
2019-01-15 4:14:04 PM
2020-05-06 3:59:13 AM
pounddog
Casual Listener
4496 Views
3 replies
14 likes

4496 Views
3 replies
14 likes

Similar artist recommendation doesn’t change

continually stuck on same three “similar artist” recommendations on iOS and Mac reinstalled all apps on iOS and Mac rotated through all sorts of music for weeks iPhone X latest iOS

incredible
Regular
continually stuck on same three “similar artist” recommendations on iOS and Mac reinstalled all apps on iOS and Mac rotated through all sorts of music for weeks iPhon...
2020-05-06 2:46:07 AM
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0 likes

242 Views
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Can not remove podcasts at all.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 11)Operating System(Current iOS) My Question or IssueAbout 3 months ago I started having problems removing downloaded podcasts. I could usually just reboot the app and it would then allow me to remove them but over ...

CaseFace5
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (Current iOS) My Question or Issue About 3 months ago I started having problems removing downloaded podcasts. I could usu...
2020-03-20 4:14:53 PM
2020-05-05 6:11:01 PM
CaseFace5
Casual Listener
1182 Views
4 replies
1 likes

1182 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution Playlist bugged

last night i was looking through old wrapped playlists, everything was fine until tonight, when every time a song changes in my playlists, it comes back to playing a song from Spotify wrapped 2018 playlist; it does this on all playlists. Ive restarte...

TheFinalBlitzz
Newbie
last night i was looking through old wrapped playlists, everything was fine until tonight, when every time a song changes in my playlists, it comes back to playing a song from Spotify wrapped 2018 pl...
2020-05-05 6:07:47 AM
2020-05-05 11:22:39 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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2 replies
0 likes

747 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Solved!! older iOS devices iOS 10 worked until restoring backup

my son uses an iPhone 5S for spotify. I renewd the iPohone now to give him a fresh experience. After that the spotify app wouldnt reload as apparently iOS 10xxx has been discontinued.I then restored the backup stored before this renewal - and also he...

foblion
Casual Listener
my son uses an iPhone 5S for spotify. I renewd the iPohone now to give him a fresh experience. After that the spotify app wouldnt reload as apparently iOS 10xxx has been discontinued. I then restore...
2020-05-04 4:41:34 PM
2020-05-05 8:14:05 AM
Maxim
Spotify Star
554 Views
1 replies
0 likes
IOS10
iPhone5s

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Solved!! i can’t change my profile at all after updating to premium

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiphone xs maxOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuei updated to premium and i don’t see the option to change my account in any way. where it should say “edit profile” all it says is “fin...

eden8
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device iphone xs max Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue i updated to premium and i don’t see the option to cha...
2020-05-04 10:03:25 PM
2020-05-05 8:13:22 AM
eden8
Casual Listener
539 Views
2 replies
0 likes

539 Views
2 replies
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Songs taking space twice for different accounts?

if for example, I have two accounts that follow and downloaded a certain playlist and I use two separate accounts on my phone (so as not to mess with my stats, one is for guilty pleasures) would spotify save the songs on my phone locally twice?

eyteenvargas
Casual Listener
if for example, I have two accounts that follow and downloaded a certain playlist and I use two separate accounts on my phone (so as not to mess with my stats, one is for guilty pleasures) would spot...
2020-05-05 2:09:54 AM
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0 replies
0 likes
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local files
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