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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 ...

MattSuda
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2023-09-24 10:26:17 AM
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sapmi
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iPhone screen locking while playing and connected to charger

Hello,My phone screen locks while plugged in, I’d like to see album art and song title while I drive but it automatically locks after 30sec even though it’s plugged in.Stop the dim it's not a solution... or disable Autolock.. or use waze...Can you pr...

Eric_G
Casual Listener
Hello, My phone screen locks while plugged in, I’d like to see album art and song title while I drive but it automatically locks after 30sec even though it’s plugged in. Stop the dim it's not a s...
2019-08-19 2:37:15 PM
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Apple Watch spotify connect bug

PlanPremiumCountryFinland Device(iPhone XS 64gb + Apple Watch Series 4 GPS)Operating System(iOS 12.4, WatchOS 5.3 ) My Question or IssueOn the apple watch spotify app, there is a simple bug/problem. I can't select my home pc as music output in Spotif...

alluapplepie1
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Finland Device (iPhone XS 64gb + Apple Watch Series 4 GPS) Operating System (iOS 12.4, WatchOS 5.3 ) My Question or Issue On the apple watch spotify app,...
2019-08-19 12:51:49 PM
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iPhone 8 HUGE Battery Drain

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8 )Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueIt says spotify used 67% of my battery one song spends 3% of battery. I don’t want to go to Apple Music.)

a_a_a_121
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 8 ) Operating System (iOS 12) My Question or Issue It says spotify used 67% of my battery one song spends 3% of battery. I don’t want to go...
2019-08-18 5:54:22 PM
2019-08-19 11:14:13 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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App closes after I open it

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueWhen I log into my account, the app just stop working, and won't play any songs, because it just closes and don't open again. I tried reinstalling every way you sugges...

z87fc_-extpis
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue When I log into my account, the app just stop working, and won't play any songs, be...
2019-08-18 10:20:23 PM
2019-08-19 1:29:42 AM
Jose_M
Spotify Star
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Albums out of order when sorting playlist by artists

(iPhone 8 Plus Operating System(iOS 12.4 My Question or IssueAlbums out of order when sorting playlist by artists. The playlist sorts perfectly when sorting by artists but the albums by the artists go out of order. See photo in attachment

Blackpope1983
Visitor
(iPhone 8 Plus Operating System (iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue Albums out of order when sorting playlist by artists. The playlist sorts perfectly when sorting by art...
2019-08-18 10:04:40 PM
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Deleted waiting list keeps coming back

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiPhone XS Max/ Macbook air My Question or IssueI added a couple of songs to my waiting list recently, but after i listend the songs, the songs come back in the waiting list everytime i open spotify, its very annoing...

Kingpeety
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iPhone XS Max/ Macbook air My Question or Issue I added a couple of songs to my waiting list recently, but after i listend the songs, th...
2019-08-18 2:12:46 PM
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Sonos Speakers Disappearing Permanently

I've been having a consistent problem with the spotify app on iOS. Starting from a fresh install, I login to my account, and am able to see ALL my Sonos speakers at home (3 speakers) and the office (3 speakers) from the devices menu. However, if I to...

adtrevors
Visitor
I've been having a consistent problem with the spotify app on iOS. Starting from a fresh install, I login to my account, and am able to see ALL my Sonos speakers at home (3 speakers) a...
2019-08-08 1:41:29 PM
2019-08-18 5:47:49 AM
LVG1
Regular
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1 replies
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Remove currently playing song from current playlist without searching for song: iPhone

If I am listening to a specific playlist that has hundreds of songs in it and I am listening to it on shuffle and I want to remove the currently playing song from the playlist I have to go to the playlist, search for the current song, then remove it....

Elektriksheep34
Visitor
If I am listening to a specific playlist that has hundreds of songs in it and I am listening to it on shuffle and I want to remove the currently playing song from the playlist I have to go to the pla...
2019-08-18 1:05:14 AM
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Spotify in Apple Car Play

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 6 and iPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueHi community,using Spotify via Apple Car Play is in principal impossible. Sometimes, the tabs are not shown at all on my car screen - even though my iPho...

ochrasy
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 6 and iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue Hi community, using Spotify via Apple Car Play is in principal impossible. S...
2019-08-17 6:04:20 PM
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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...

ochrasy
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...
2019-08-12 8:59:43 PM
2019-08-17 5:45:14 PM
ochrasy
Music Fan
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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

Ddavies
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
2019-08-16 11:52:05 PM
2019-08-17 3:17:02 PM
AeroZ
Composer
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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...

NMadson
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...
2015-03-14 5:32:31 PM
2019-08-17 3:15:40 PM
keithgbernard
Casual Listener
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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...

lulavalva
Visitor
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...
2019-08-16 11:59:49 PM
2019-08-17 3:10:51 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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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...

nroehrcht
Visitor
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...
2019-08-17 2:42:13 PM
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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.

Essener_1990
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...
2019-08-17 9:00:04 AM
2019-08-17 1:09:02 PM
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

opabruno
Visitor
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...
2019-08-15 4:32:58 PM
2019-08-17 1:03:26 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
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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 ...

TudzDrkl
Newbie
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...
2019-03-28 5:05:50 PM
2019-08-17 1:02:59 PM
Philphunkyphil
Visitor
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1 replies
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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...

wade406
Visitor
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...
2019-08-16 6:30:29 PM
2019-08-17 12:52:38 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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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...

rosstex
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...
2019-08-16 5:59:43 PM
2019-08-17 12:49:07 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Cant find loop function anywhere

DeviceIphone 6sPremiumNoVersion8.5.19 Can anyone help me?

1132_
Newbie
Device Iphone 6s Premium No Version 8.5.19 Can anyone help me?
2019-08-17 4:48:18 AM
2019-08-17 12:42:58 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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