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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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Transfer Local Files from iPhone to Computer

I just got a new iPhone XR and realized that I have some music saved on my old iPhone 6s I would like on the new phone. The problem is the original mp3 files were saved on an old computer that I factory reset and sold years ago, and it is a very obsc...

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  • I just got a new iPhone XR and realized that I have some music saved on my old iPhone 6s I would like on the new phone. The problem is the original mp3 files were saved on an old computer that I fact...
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Solved!! Downloaded then not

PlanPremium Country DeviceiPhone 8Operating System12.3.1 My Question or Issue I download playlists and it appeared they all downloaded (had green arrows beside them) but then when I went in to play them offline, they had grey arrows and weren't downl...

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  • Plan Premium  Country   Device iPhone 8 Operating System 12.3.1   My Question or Issue   I download playlists and it appeared they all downloaded (had green arrows besid...
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IPad streaming to Marantz SR7012 using Spotify Connect broken

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceiPad Air 2Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueHi!I have been listening to Spotify on my iPad, lately, so I haven’t been streaming the music to my home theater for a while. When trying to do so during the last...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device iPad Air 2 Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue Hi! I have been listening to Spotify on my iPad, lately, so I haven’t been streaming ...
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Artist within a playlist search function not working.

I am trying to filter my own created playlist on the iOS version of the spotify app. I only want to listen to all the songs I have by a certain artist in my playlists. When I go to my playlists and tab over to the artist section it does not bring up ...

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  • I am trying to filter my own created playlist on the iOS version of the spotify app. I only want to listen to all the songs I have by a certain artist in my playlists. When I go to my playlists and t...
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Home page irritation

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceiPad Mini 4Operating SystemNewest whatever of iOS. My Question or IssueOn my home page, The Lumineers’ newest album is advertised.why is this happening? I don’t care! I don’t care about their releases or them in general, an...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device iPad Mini 4 Operating System Newest whatever of iOS.   My Question or Issue On my home page, The Lumineers’ newest album is advertised. why is this hap...
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“You have no playable songs” message just in my mobile

PlanPremiumCountryMéxicoOperating SystemiOS My Question or Issue“you have no playable songs by (artist)” appears when I look for my songs in the artist section on my library in my mobile device. But I can see them in my laptop or play the songs from ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country México Operating System iOS  My Question or Issue “you have no playable songs by (artist)” appears when I look for my songs in the artist section on my librar...
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Shuffle Play not a true shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone Xs MaxOperating SystemiOS 13.0 (Beta) My Question or IssueI have a playlist on my account that I frequently add 10-15 songs to per day. After adding a group of songs to this playlist, the next time I tap "Shuffle Pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone Xs Max Operating System iOS 13.0 (Beta)   My Question or Issue I have a playlist on my account that I frequently add 10-15 songs to per day.&nbsp...
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Problems with Nike Training Club app Integration

I have Spotify premium and used to enjoy listening to my playlists when using the Nike run club app for a run in Canada. Suddenly The app is not allowing me to select my own playlists as it immediately changes back to “no music.” I’ve tried reinstall...

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  • I have Spotify premium and used to enjoy listening to my playlists when using the Nike run club app for a run in Canada. Suddenly The app is not allowing me to select my own playlists as it immediate...
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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Favorite songs organized by artist ,shows songs in alphabetical order

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 12.3.1Spotify Version8.5.15.681My Question or IssueHi everyone! I would really appreciate some help:The spotify app on my iPhone shows my Favorite songs that are organized by artist in a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Austria Device iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 12.3.1 Spotify Version 8.5.15.681 My Question or Issue Hi everyone! I would really appreciate some help: The...
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Premium account and still is shuffling

How the **bleep** do i get the albums to play in order without shuffling?! Ive toggled the shuffle icon back to grey and have been researching this for a week and still cant figure it out.

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  • How the **bleep** do i get the albums to play in order without shuffling?!  Ive toggled the shuffle icon back to grey and have been researching this for a week and still cant figure it out.
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Album art missing

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueI open Spotify, go to playlists, and discover that all the playlist covers, albums, and song art are missing. I tried logging in and out, re-downloading the app, shutting ...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue I open Spotify, go to playlists, and discover that all the playlist covers, albums, and song ar...
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Queue management is awful

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can't figure out how to delete a queue when I want to play something new. For example, I'll...

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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 I can't...
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Weird Jump from Playlist to unselected Brazilian Music

PlanFamily PremiumCountryUK Device(iPhone 7Operating System(iOS 12 My Question or Issue This is very odd. When my wife selects a playlist including ones she has downloaded and the first song ends it jumps to a completely different genre/country in mo...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country UK   Device (iPhone 7 Operating System (iOS 12   My Question or Issue   This is very odd. When my wife selects a playlist including ones she has...
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Superuser Contribution Adding one song to the Library adds the whole album !

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 11 Since a recent update, adding a song from an album automatically saves the entire album. This makes navigating in the Library a nightmare. There is no distinction between track saved and other tracks. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 11   Since a recent update, adding a song from an album automatically saves the entire album. This makes navigating in the Libra...
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The new iOS update is unusable - not able to view artists

The new update makes it incredibly difficult to listen to a variety of music in my expansive library that I have curated over many years - I can't simply see a list of artists whose music I have liked or saved offline. I found a website that has help...

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  • The new update makes it incredibly difficult to listen to a variety of music in my expansive library that I have curated over many years - I can't simply see a list of artists whose music I have like...
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Superuser Contribution Alphabetical Quick Scrollbar

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueThe alphabetical scrollbar to quickly jump to different songs/artists on the side of the screen is no longer available. This is a large inconvenience for listening to li...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue The alphabetical scrollbar to quickly jump to different songs/artists on the side of the scre...
  • Vanloubbeecky
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Ayuda

Cuento con la cuenta Premium, preo desde hace algunos meses es imposible que me funcione Spotify si no estoy conectado a una red WiFi.. solo puedo escuchar la musica que he descargado. Mientras que la otra no debido a que siempre me figura "sin conex...

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  • Cuento con la cuenta Premium, preo desde hace algunos meses es imposible que me funcione Spotify si no estoy conectado a una red WiFi.. solo puedo escuchar la musica que he descargado. Mientras que l...
  • Jpgchief
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No puedo abrir ni descargar la app

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceIphone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueNo puedo abrir la app, no la veo instalada en mi celular y cuando entro al apple store para descargarla no me aparece la opcion de download , me aparece la de Open y s...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Iphone 7 Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue No puedo abrir la app, no la veo instalada en mi celular y cuando entro al apple store...
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Repeat Button is missing

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDevice Iphone 6 SOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueCan’t find the repeat button anywhere, its not in the top right corner when i view the currently playing songs so i can’t listen to the song i want. Please Fix. I’ve ...

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  • Plan Free Country Australia Device Iphone 6 S Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Can’t find the repeat button anywhere, its not in the top right corner when i view the curre...
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I can’t rewind, pause, or scroll unless i’m in the app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueSo, whenever i’m playing music, I usually just have it playing in the background. However, whenever I turn lock my phone, none of the controls on the home screen work and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue So, whenever i’m playing music, I usually just have it playing in the background. However, when...
  • Loxer
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