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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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  • 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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Superuser Contribution Premium duo

I have premium duo together with my daughter. I am the administrator and I can play downloaded music offline without any problems, but my daughter cannot. We looked through settings of the app and our phones (both iPhones) and they are identical. Cou...

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  • I have premium duo together with my daughter. I am the administrator and I can play downloaded music offline without any problems, but my daughter cannot. We looked through settings of the app and ou...
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Solved!! Album Art for Local song not showing on iPhone/iOS

My Question or Issue It appears that none of the album arts for the songs in my local playlist have their respective album art when played on an iPhone 8. I have edited the tags with their covers on mp3tag and they show up on PC just fine, however fo...

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  • My Question or Issue   It appears that none of the album arts for the songs in my local playlist have their respective album art when played on an iPhone 8. I have edited the tags with their c...
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Solved!! My profile is stuck in Old home screen

My account has been stuck on the old home screen (the one without tabs) and I can't seem to get the new updated home screen in any way (tried cancel app, log in log out and all basic stuff.) I tried contacting Spotify on twitter and they answered it ...

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  • My account has been stuck on the old home screen (the one without tabs) and I can't seem to get the new updated home screen in any way (tried cancel app, log in log out and all basic stuff.) I tried ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify kids offline not available

Hi!I'm a premium subscriber and have downloaded Spotify Kids. I've spent a bit of time trying to find the offline button/toggle anywhere in the app. I'm sure I'm missing something- would love some help on this. I'm in the US and my app is up to date....

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  • Hi! I'm a premium subscriber and have downloaded Spotify Kids.  I've spent a bit of time trying to find the offline button/toggle anywhere in the app.   I'm sure I'm missing somethin...
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Superuser Contribution cant like any songs on my iphone cant enhance my playlist on my iphone.

i used to have all of the features on spotify. i still have premium. i don’t have the like feature or the enhance playlist feature.

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  • i used to have all of the features on spotify. i still have premium. i don’t have the like feature or the enhance playlist feature.
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Superuser Contribution Completely closing/stopping a song on Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS latest My Question or IssueThis is infuriating to Google because everything I find is the reverse of my issue. On the Spotify app on my iPhone the only option is to pause a song, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS latest   My Question or Issue This is infuriating to Google because everything I find is the reverse of my...
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Superuser Contribution How do I remove a download device I don't use anymore?

I would want to remove my old devices so I could download music on my new device. Signing out of the Spotify app, and using the " remove all downloads" button didn't work so far. Would appreciate some help, thanks!

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  • I would want to remove my old devices so I could download music on my new device. Signing out of the Spotify app, and using the " remove all downloads" button didn't work so far. Would appreciate som...
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Superuser Contribution app on iPhone won't open after installing iOS 16.3.1

When I click on the app it pulls up the black screen with the Spotify logo in the middle and nothing happens. I've tried deleting/reinstalling the app and turning off/rebooting my phone

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  • When I click on the app it pulls up the black screen with the Spotify logo in the middle and nothing happens. I've tried deleting/reinstalling the app and turning off/rebooting my phone
  • Joan
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iOS Local Files not syncing to windows Desktop

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDevice & Operating SystemiPhone 13 and Windows 11 I downloaded some songs to my desktop and I added it to my local files folder on Spotify, but it is not syncing to my iPhone. The local songs are greyed out and unplayable o...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Singapore Device & Operating System iPhone 13 and Windows 11    I downloaded some songs to my desktop and I added it to my local files folder on Spot...
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songs in my playlists not in sequence, why?

when I listen to songs in all my playlists, they are not in sequence to my set up orginally.

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  • when I listen to songs in all my playlists, they are not in sequence to my set up orginally.
  • Prague
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Superuser Contribution some songs will not add to a playlist on app. i’ve tried it every way

not all songs, but some, the app won’t let me add to any playlists. i’ve tried using the drop down from individual songs, and clicking add songs directly from the playlist and there is no response when i hit the button.

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  • not all songs, but some, the app won’t let me add to any playlists. i’ve tried using the drop down from individual songs, and clicking add songs directly from the playlist and there is no response wh...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist for pets not working

I’ve tried using their playlist for pets page over 10 times now, I only get “oops looks like something went wrong..”

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  • I’ve tried using their playlist for pets page over 10 times now, I only get “oops looks like something went wrong..”
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Lost all downloaded songs on iOS

Every time when I want to play downloaded items ie on the plain or tube, all downloaded playlists disappears. Do you know any tips to stop this before I swap for Apple Music? Literally, just got back of plain when I was sitting like an **bleep** for ...

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  • Every time when I want to play downloaded items ie on the plain or tube, all downloaded playlists disappears. Do you know any tips to stop this before I swap for Apple Music? Literally, just got back...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution My “Good morning/evening” shortcuts aren’t appearing.

The “Good morning/evening” shortcuts don’t appear, however the text does. Every time I open the app, the same thing.

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  • The “Good morning/evening” shortcuts don’t appear, however the text does. Every time I open the app, the same thing.
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Superuser Contribution not working when other apps open

so like im listening to something and when i open another app that also wants to play audio it stops playing and then refuses to start again?? it didnt do this a few months ago so whats going on?

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  • so like im listening to something and when i open another app that also wants to play audio it stops playing and then refuses to start again?? it didnt do this a few months ago so whats going on?
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution I used to be Trio Shaloshinho. The label changed to Maria Ma

Im te App i still can see trio shaloshinho account even though it says there’s no music there. my music is the profile Maria Ma, the name I asked the label to change for

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  • Im te App i still can see trio shaloshinho account even though it says there’s no music there. my music is the profile Maria Ma, the name I asked the label to change for
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