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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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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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Solved!! Premium won’t work

I have Spotify Premium but almost all of my saved songs which I’ve downloaded won’t play and i already logged off and in and i also have enough phone storage.CountryGermany Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS...

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  • I have Spotify Premium but almost all of my saved songs which I’ve downloaded won’t play and i already logged off and in and i also have enough phone storage. Country Germany  Device (iPhone...
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Lost all playlists

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i did the app update on my iPhone and now all my playlists are gone! How do I restore my playlists? I have a family plan and those that didn’t update still has al...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 8 Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue   i did the app update on my iPhone and now all my playlists are gone! &nbsp...
  • Loxer
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Most of my “liked songs” have vanished

PlanPremium CountryUSADeviceiPhone XRMy Question or IssueI don’t know when this happened but I noticed it at least a couple months ago, but originally I had AT LEAST a couple thousand songs, and now in my “liked songs” I only have 801 songs. I am con...

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  • Plan Premium  Country USA Device iPhone XR My Question or Issue I don’t know when this happened but I noticed it at least a couple months ago, but originally I had AT LEAST a couple thous...
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Local Files not syncing with iPhone

Hello, I am currently running Spotify on my iPhone XR, which is on the iOS version 12.3.1I have a family subscription premium account, and have uploaded some local files to Spotify on my Mac, and they will not sync onto my phone.The files play perfec...

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  • Hello, I am currently running Spotify on my iPhone XR, which is on the iOS version 12.3.1 I have a family subscription premium account, and have uploaded some local files to Spotify on my Mac, and t...
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Radio updates songs after downloading

I’ll download a radio, Start listening to it, and later that day the radio’s songs will change meaning some of the songs are downloaded and some are not. As someone with limited data that is quite inconvenient. I think the radio should update once a ...

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  • I’ll download a radio, Start listening to it, and later that day the radio’s songs will change meaning some of the songs are downloaded and some are not. As someone with limited data that is quite in...
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Main playlist disappeared

Hi, Big problem my main playlist dissapeared, no one deleted it I’m the sole owner of my account. It had 700+ songs in it I’m so so sooooo sad. Nothing in recovery either. Playlist name was Well++

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  • Hi,      Big problem my main playlist dissapeared, no one deleted it I’m the sole owner of my account. It had 700+ songs in it 😞 I’m so so sooooo sad. Nothing in recovery either. P...
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Probelm with Spotify 8.5.16 (IOS) and BMW Apps

I have a BMW with CiC Navi Professional. Spotify with an iPhone 5 (IOS 10) via BMW Apps worked great until a few days ago. It will not work after updating the Spotify app. Other apps like TuneIn work. Spotify does not switch to this BMW mode anymore....

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  • I have a BMW with CiC Navi Professional. Spotify with an iPhone 5 (IOS 10) via BMW Apps worked great until a few days ago. It will not work after updating the Spotify app. Other apps like TuneIn work...
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Premium doesn’t play

I recently got premium a few day ago for my iPhone 6, when offline some songs weather it’s a on shuffle or chosen they just stay at 0:00. Someone had this problem previously the solution given was to reinstall and download songs did that and didn’t w...

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  • I recently got premium a few day ago for my iPhone 6, when offline some songs weather it’s a on shuffle or chosen they just stay at 0:00. Someone had this problem previously the solution given was to...
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Se borran todas las canciones descargadas

Me fui de iMusic de Apple justamente por este tema y resulta que en Spotify es 10 veces peor porque a los 10 días ya se borran las descargas!! Tengo espacio de sobra en el celular solo tengo 3 dispositivos con descargas y todo lo que Uds. dicen qué h...

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  • Me fui de iMusic de Apple justamente por este tema y resulta que en Spotify es 10 veces peor porque a los 10 días ya se borran las descargas!! Tengo espacio de sobra en el celular solo tengo 3 dispos...
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Solved!! Problem Local Files Music

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceIphone XSOperating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueHello, I have put music from local Spotify files on my Windows 10 computer but I would like to listen to it on my phone in the Spotify application without even n...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Iphone XS Operating System iOS 12.4   My Question or Issue Hello, I have put music from local Spotify files on my Windows 10 computer but I woul...
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Spotify logging me out when reopening app.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 6S)Operating System(iOS 10.3.2) My Question or Issueive disconnected Facebook login, reconnected, tried email and pass. Switch accounts. Everytime I login, and check settings it says "unable to login either username...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 6S) Operating System (iOS 10.3.2)   My Question or Issue ive disconnected Facebook login, reconnected, tried email and pass. Switch accounts. Ev...
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Superuser Contribution Ugh, what did you guys do??

I can play an artist from my list (which is now a pain to navigate with the recent update) but when I go to home and see recent and click on the artist that I recently listened to it opens their artist page and if I hit shuffle play, it will play the...

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  • I can play an artist from my list (which is now a pain to navigate with the recent update) but when I go to home and see recent and click on the artist that I recently listened to it opens their arti...
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Album art thumbnails missing from Browse/Playlists/Etc on BMW Integration

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12.1My Question or Issue On Spotify version 7.x, when connected to BMW iDrive, the album art for every playlist showed when browsing. As of version 8.x this feature has been replaced by a generic...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12.1 My Question or Issue     On Spotify version 7.x, when connected to BMW iDrive, the album art for every playlist...
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Podcasts languages

Premium - between France/Germany/USMac Book Air 13" - 2 different ones / iPhone 6 S Hey there, So I think this might be related to the fact I use Spotify on 3 different devices and each of them as a different language setup - yeah...I sometimes have ...

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  • Premium - between France/Germany/US Mac Book Air 13" - 2 different ones / iPhone 6 S   Hey there,   So I think this might be related to the fact I use Spotify on 3 different devices an...
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Superuser Contribution Latest update

PlanPremiumCountry US DeviceiPhone Two of my most common flows are broken by the new update:1. Going from Artist that I saved a song of to an album that I saved and then to a song (I normally open Spotify and say, I want to listen to muciaian X, let ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone   Two of my most common flows are broken by the new update: 1. Going from Artist that I saved a song of to an album that I saved and ...
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New UI unusable

Hi, I’m using Spotify on my iPhone and a bunch of various Macs as well as an echo dot. There is nothing better than Spotify Connect out there right now. I really want to love Spotify and continue to use it but the new interface completely ruins the e...

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  • Hi, I’m using Spotify on my iPhone and a bunch of various Macs as well as an echo dot. There is nothing better than Spotify Connect out there right now. I really want to love Spotify and continue to ...
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A Playlist of Local Files will not sync to my iPhone

Dear Spotify Community, I am having a hard time downloading local files I have purchased / created from my Mac Pro to my iPhone XR. My steps are:On my Mac Pro: I make a playlist with local filesI go to the top righthand side of the screen while in th...

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  • Dear Spotify Community,   I am having a hard time downloading local files I have purchased / created from my Mac Pro to my iPhone XR. My steps are: On my Mac Pro: I make a playlist with loca...
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[iOS][Music] Always On feature no longer working

My iPhone 8 no longer stays on when playing music and the display is on the track, even when plugged in. It's been pretty annoying recently because I tend to use it when driving, so that considerably reduces the amount of buttons to press. It also ha...

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  • ...onsiderably reduces the amount of buttons to press. It also happens when viewing Behind the Lyrics or a Storyline, so I can't even read them.   It may be because I'm on the iOS 13 public beta but none o...
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Podcast do not continue playing where it stop after broadcasting to google Home

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceIphone XROperating SystemiOS 12.2App version 8.5.1.1085My Question or Issue There is something that is annoying me everytime when I play a podcast.If I am at home, I like to broadcast to my google home and let it playing ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Iphone XR Operating System iOS 12.2 App version 8.5.1.1085 My Question or Issue   There is something that is annoying me everytime when I play...
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Lyrics problem with iPad

I'm using iPad and I don't know why the lyrics feature is disabled. I already used Live Chat to report this problem more than once but no relevant answer after all. The lastest update is about 1 month ago, feel like spotify never really care about th...

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  • I'm using iPad and I don't know why the lyrics feature is disabled. I already used Live Chat to report this problem more than once but no relevant answer after all. The lastest update is about 1 mont...
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