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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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Solved!! Downloaded songs can't be played without WiFi

My Question or IssueHi Spotify community, I downloaded many playlists and albums for offline usage. Somehow, since today, I cannot play downloaded content as soon as I don't have a WiFi connection.I still see the green "downloaded" icon besides the t...

  • Music Fan
  • My Question or Issue Hi Spotify community,   I downloaded many playlists and albums  for offline usage. Somehow, since today, I cannot play downloaded content as soon as I don't have a W...
  • ochrasy
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I just bought an iPhone X s and after downloading Spotify all my local files will not play..

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

  • Music Fan
  • 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  
  • AeroZ
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Solved!! How to determine which songs have been downloaded to my iPad

Just as the Subject says. My iPad is full. I'm trying to determine quickly which songs have been downloaded to my iPad, so I can pick songs to remove, allowing me to add other songs. None of the suggested responses answer this question directly. I do...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just as the Subject says.  My iPad is full.  I'm trying to determine quickly which songs have been downloaded to my iPad, so I can pick songs to remove, allowing me to add other songs.&nbsp...
  • keithgbernard
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Song does not highlight when playing under certain conditions

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueSong is not highlighted while it is playing in album Recreate bug:1) Select album/playlist that is not currently playing via search2) Click current song playing o...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue Song is not highlighted while it is playing in album   Recreate bug: 1) Select...
  • Loxer
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High data usage at 135MB every two minutes?

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: iPhone XSOperating System: iOS 12.4 (latest)Spotify App Version: 8.5.19.947 My Question or Issue: Has anyone noticed super high data usage when streaming music using the automatic setting ? Spotify used 9.1 GB (Gigaby...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone XS Operating System: iOS 12.4 (latest) Spotify App Version: 8.5.19.947   My Question or Issue:   Has anyone noticed super high da...
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Solved!! Add new Songs to Playlist

Hello everybody,it would be great if there would be the possibility - if you add songs to a playlist - not to put them at the end but at the beginning. Maybe you can add a question or a tick in the settings.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everybody, it would be great if there would be the possibility - if you add songs to a playlist - not to put them at the end but at the beginning. Maybe you can add a question or a tick in the...
  • Essener_1990
  • Casual Listener
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iOS downloaded files on iPhone

Plan premiumFree/PremiumCountryGermany DeviceiPhoneOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue is there a way to check how many songs I have downloaded and stored locally on my iPhone? thanks

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  • Plan premium Free/Premium Country Germany   Device iPhone Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue   is there a way to check how many songs I have downloaded and stor...
  • Loxer
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Podcasts play in reverse order

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueI’ve seen a post regarding this however it does not fix my problem. When I listen to podcasts, it always plays the previous episode. It does not matter how I sort the ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country UK   Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue I’ve seen a post regarding this however it does not fix my problem. When I listen to...
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Tesla adding Spotify to new OS (Rumor)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceTesla Model 3, iPhone 8, Apple Watch Series 3My Question or IssueI'm seriously considering switching my premium music service to Spotify AFTER it's integrated into my Tesla. But when I researched Spotify, they don't provide...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Tesla Model 3, iPhone 8, Apple Watch Series 3 My Question or Issue I'm seriously considering switching my premium music service to Spotify AFTER it's in...
  • Loxer
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Solved!! Free storage space is different in Spotify vs iPhone

I just did a fresh reinstall of Spotify, and there is still a large discrepancy between the storage available in the Spotify app vs what's on the iPhone. The last time I downloaded a playlist the iPhone ran out of space and got stuck in a reboot loop...

  • Casual Listener
  • I just did a fresh reinstall of Spotify, and there is still a large discrepancy between the storage available in the Spotify app vs what's on the iPhone. The last time I downloaded a playlist the iPh...
  • Loxer
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Cant find loop function anywhere

DeviceIphone 6sPremiumNoVersion8.5.19 Can anyone help me? 

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  • Device Iphone 6s Premium No Version 8.5.19   Can anyone help me?  
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Mobile app Airplay to Apple TV option on gone after app upgrade.

Auto updated the Spotify app on iPhone last night. Now it appears there is no option to stream music from my phone to my Apple TV. Anyone else have this issue or am I missing something new?PremiumNew ZealandiPhone 8, iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue

  • Casual Listener
  • Auto updated the Spotify app on iPhone last night. Now it appears there is no option to stream music from my phone to my Apple TV. Anyone else have this issue or am I missing something new? Prem...
  • Loxer
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] improve playlist search

On iOS the playlist search is really glitchy. I can't swipe on a song to add it to queue when i searched it, i have to click the three dots and add it there, kind of defeats the purpose of having the swipe motion. Also some time when scrollng through...

  • Roadie
  • On iOS the playlist search is really glitchy. I can't swipe on a song to add it to queue when i searched it, i have to click the three dots and add it there, kind of defeats the purpose of having the...
  • Guido
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    Playlists
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Solved!! Queue is too long to clear

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceIphone XOperating System(iOS 12)My Question or IssueMy queue is 100+ songs, far too long to clear. I have no idea what happened. But now if I want to play an album, the only option is "Shuffle". Spotify plays 1 song from the ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Iphone X Operating System (iOS 12) My Question or Issue My queue is 100+ songs, far too long to clear. I have no idea what happened. But now i...
  • AeroZ
  • Composer
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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...

  • Gig Goer
  • 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...
  • AeroZ
  • Composer
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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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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“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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