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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 ...

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PlanPremium FamilyCountryUS Device(iPhone X)Operating System My Question or IssueI'm new to the community so i'm sure this question and answer is out there somewhere....I just don't have time to keep searching. Why is it not possible to change our us...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country US     Device (iPhone X) Operating System   My Question or Issue I'm new to the community so i'm sure this question and answer is out there somew...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Icon on Iphone IOS 13.3.1

Premium Familyakd1961Was using Spotify at the weekend the shuffle button was there, now it disappeared, browsed the post but nothing is working

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  • Premium Family akd1961 Was using Spotify at the weekend the shuffle button was there, now it disappeared, browsed the post but nothing is working
  • Mario
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Superuser Contribution Audi Metadeta Transition

I recently transitioned from a 2016 to 2018 Audi A4. On my 2016 Audi, I could easily link up my iPhone to Bluetooth and play Spotify through the car. On the screen, it would display the artist, track, run time, album, etc. On the new 2018 Audi, it do...

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  • I recently transitioned from a 2016 to 2018 Audi A4.   On my 2016 Audi, I could easily link up my iPhone to Bluetooth and play Spotify through the car. On the screen, it would display the arti...
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Solved!! [iOS] UI controls missing after Canvas video

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13 My Question or Issue I encountered a reproducable UI bug that causes the controls for play/pause controls to disapear for songs without a canvas video. To reproduce just play a son...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue I encountered a reproducable UI bug that causes the controls for play/pause contr...
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Superuser Contribution Songs will skip after pausing and playing

PlanFreeCountryunited statesDeviceiPhone 8 plusOperating Systemios 13.3My Question or Issuewhenever i pause a song, from manually doing it or another app pausing it to listen to its audio, the song will skip over to the next song in the queue almost ...

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  • Plan Free Country united states Device iPhone 8 plus Operating System ios 13.3 My Question or Issue whenever i pause a song, from manually doing it or another app pausing it to listen to its...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify family

I sent my son an invite to the Spotify family and every time we try to sign up, we get to the “tell us you are not a robot” so we check the boxes of whatever it asks, the green check mark appears, saying we are not robots, and when I hit the submit b...

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  • I sent my son an invite to the Spotify family and every time we try to sign up, we get to the “tell us you are not a robot” so we check the boxes of whatever it asks, the green check mark appears, sa...
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CarPlay previous song

When using Spotify on iPhone, pressing “wind back” goes to the beginning of the current song as you would expect. However, pressing it is on CarPlay goes back to the beginning of the previous song. Which to my mind is counter intuitive and pointless....

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  • When using Spotify on iPhone, pressing “wind back” goes to the beginning of the current song as you would expect. However, pressing it is on CarPlay goes back to the beginning of the previous song. W...
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Feature Request: Make local file synching work

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Synch between desktop and device is really buggy, and only sometimes work and other times doesn't. My devices are on the same network, my desktop is via a wire and my...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Synch between desktop and device is really buggy, and only sometimes work and other t...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify showing wrong song in BMW 2014 3-series. (Bluetooth)

Hello. I recently got an iPhone, and when I connect it to my BMW over Bluetooth it only shows the first song playing as correct. All other songs are named after the first song playing.. I did not have this issue on my android device.. This is really ...

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  • Hello.   I recently got an iPhone, and when I connect it to my BMW over Bluetooth it only shows the first song playing as correct. All other songs are named after the first song playing.. I di...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes from background mode

FreeUSAiPhone X iOS 13.3.1 When I open the Spotify, start the music and lock the screen, everything is fine, but when I cut the headphones and put the music on pause and the screen goes off, then after re-enabling the screen or clicking on the headph...

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  •   Free USA iPhone X  iOS 13.3.1   When I open the Spotify, start the music and lock the screen, everything is fine, but when I cut the headphones and put the music on pause and t...
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Superuser Contribution Some Local Files Not Syncing, While Some Are

PlanPremiumCountrySweden/Canada DeviceiPhone 6SOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueLocal files from my desktop (Windows 10) can be added to Spotify, but only some are able to sync and download to my iPhone. It doesn't appear to be based on any...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden/Canada   Device iPhone 6S Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue Local files from my desktop (Windows 10) can be added to Spotify, but only so...
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Lag in reproduction in one of my devices

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 13.3.1 My Question or IssueI have 2 iphone: an old iPhone5 and a iPhone SE.On the SE, connected in BT in my car, the music lag, play a song with many interruption. On the same car I use also t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 13.3.1   My Question or Issue I have 2 iphone: an old iPhone5 and a iPhone SE. On the SE, connected in BT in my car, t...
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Solved!! spotify videos never working

PlanpremiumCountryirelandDeviceiphone 7+ Macbook AirOperating Systemlatest updates for apple products My Question or Issuespotify videos has never worked for my account, even when they were first announced. many of my friends have the videos on their...

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  • Plan premium Country ireland Device iphone 7+ Macbook Air Operating System latest updates for apple products    My Question or Issue spotify videos has never worked for my account...
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Playlist update

PlanPremiumDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 13.3.1.)My Question or IssueThe playlists on spotify used to have their last update dates on them and that was useful for me. But when i opened my account today, the whole concept was changed and the la...

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  • Plan Premium Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 13.3.1.) My Question or Issue The playlists on spotify used to have their last update dates on them and that was useful for me. But when i ...
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Mini Cooper S, iPhone & Spotify… just terrible

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemLatest iOS My Question or IssueRecently switched over from AppleMusic and it seems to be a very bad choice. I can’t scroll through my entire library. Most the time Spotify won’t even connect via Blue...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone XS Operating System Latest iOS    My Question or Issue Recently switched over from AppleMusic and it seems to be a very bad choice.   ...
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Solved!! Can you rearrange the order in which Playlists appear in your library?

To be clear, I'm not talking about rearranging tracks in a playlist. I'm talking about the order in which my playlists themselves are listed in my sidebar on the Spotify desktop program.

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  • To be clear, I'm not talking about rearranging tracks in a playlist. I'm talking about the order in which my playlists themselves are listed in my sidebar on the Spotify desktop program. 
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Superuser Contribution Is this the new layout or how can I update?

IPhone 10, newest software 13.3.1.Already deinstalled the app, cleared cache, signed out from all accounts and and and.So is this now the new layout/shuffle button??? 

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  • IPhone 10, newest software 13.3.1. Already deinstalled the app, cleared cache, signed out from all accounts and and and. So is this now the new layout/shuffle button???    
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Superuser Contribution Missing songs not available

Planpremium Countrygermany DeviceiPhone My Question or issuesThere's times when a song in your playlist becomes unavailable for a reason.Now it seems to me that I cannot even see those songs anymore in my playlists.is that possible?

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  •   Plan premium  Country germany  Device iPhone   My Question or issues There's times when a song in your playlist becomes unavailable for a reason. Now it seems to me th...
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