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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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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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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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Queue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 7+Operating System(iOS 10My Question or IssueWhen i add songs to the queue, it confirms they have been added but they do not show up or play in the queue order. If i click the shuffle button none of the so...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 7+ Operating System (iOS 10 My Question or Issue When i add songs to the queue, it confirms they have been added but they do not show up or ...
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Interface Issue

lanPremiumCountryARGENTINADeviceiPhone 7 plus My Question Good MorningI've got a question on the spotify interface... My friend has IOs and has a different "spotify" ... attached are 2 screenshots can someone tell me why mine is different? is there a...

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  • lan Premium Country ARGENTINA Device iPhone 7 plus   My Question    Good Morning I've got a question on the spotify interface...  My friend has IOs and has a different ...
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Download songs on iPhone

HelloWhy doesn’t the Download button appear anymore? In the past there has always been this download button (+), but now it disappears. I tried to add songs to my own playlist and try to download by using the switch-on button, it downloaded my songs,...

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  • Hello Why doesn’t the Download button appear anymore? In the past there has always been this download button (+), but now it disappears. I tried to add songs to my own playlist and try to download b...
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Explicit songs gone

so i was listening to my eminem playlist as usual and i noticed that a song didnt even show up in my playlist , the explicit version of “love you more” is no where to be seen , the only version i can find of it now is the censored version , help ?? W...

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  • so i was listening to my eminem playlist as usual and i noticed that a song didnt even show up in my playlist , the explicit version of “love you more” is no where to be seen , the only version i can...
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Spotify iOS SDK Player API

I have developed an iOS music app in which integrated Spotify iOS SDK . Every thing is working fine but the problem is when I have to play a specific song from a playlist by clicking on that song I am unable to do that and song doesn't play, even I c...

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  • I have developed an iOS music app in which integrated Spotify iOS SDK . Every thing is working fine but the problem is when I have to play a specific song from a playlist by clicking on that song I a...
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Missing songs from Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPhone xOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueOn my Macbook I have a Spotify playlist with 686 songs. On my iPhone the playlist title shows 686 songs but there are only 5 songs in the playlist (can't see the o...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia  Device iPhone x Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue On my Macbook I have a Spotify playlist with 686 songs. On my iPhone the p...
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New Spotify Update (8.5.2)

I opened up Spotify this morning to find.. well... no home screen. It’s just the search tab, the library tab, and the premium info tab at the bottom now. Don’t know if this is my phone (it’s an iPhone 6s, and I’ve never had problems with Spotify befo...

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  • I opened up Spotify this morning to find.. well... no home screen. It’s just the search tab, the library tab, and the premium info tab at the bottom now. Don’t know if this is my phone (it’s an iPhon...
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Shuffle artist doesn’t stick to the same artist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueI was trying to shuffle with one specific artist (Marteria) this morning as I often do. Instead of working like normal, it would either play one marteria song and swi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue I was trying to shuffle with one specific artist (Marteria) this morning as I often do. In...
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Shuffle play for Discover Weekly.

After application an update I no longer have the option to turn off shuffle play for Discover Weekly. Please return this feature. Thank you.

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  • After application an update I no longer have the option to turn off shuffle play for Discover Weekly. Please return this feature. Thank you.  
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Force re-connect to a foreign device

I'm on an iPhone 6 and pay for Premium service. When streaming music I typically can listen for 30 -45 mins and then my music turns off while the app stays open. When I try to play my music again by hitting the play button, the app will mysteriously ...

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  • I'm on an iPhone 6 and pay for Premium service. When streaming music I typically can listen for 30 -45 mins and then my music turns off while the app stays open. When I try to play my music again by ...
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Spotify playing when turning screen off

PlanFamilyCountryUkDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemIos 12.2 My Question or IssueMy phone continues playing the last played playlist after I have stopped the music (either manually pausing or after disconnecting from my car Bluetooth) when I lock or eve...

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  •   Plan Family Country Uk Device iPhone X Operating System Ios 12.2   My Question or Issue My phone continues playing the last played playlist after I have stopped the music (eith...
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Trouble accessing saved content when poor internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceiphone 6sOperating Systemios 12.1 My Question or IssueSince an update or two app started to behave weirdly when my phone happen to have very poor internet connection (so when you can see LTE or 3G on the notification bar...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device iphone 6s Operating System ios 12.1   My Question or Issue Since an update or two app started to behave weirdly when my phone happen to have very poo...
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Music Playing When iPhone Power Button Pressed

PlanPremium DeviceIphone XS MaxOperating System12.2 Issue:Any time i pause my music and then press the RHS button on my Iphone and the screen turns off the music starts playing again. This happens everytime unless i have a bluetooth headset connected...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Iphone XS Max Operating System 12.2   Issue: Any time i pause my music and then press the RHS button on my Iphone and the screen turns off the music starts pl...
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Spotify Library Song Search Bug

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceiPhone XsOperating SystemiOS 12.2App Version8.5.2.666 My Question or IssueIn the song search for saved songs (library) the entered text is not shown. It only appears when I scroll down a bit. Sometimes it does work norm...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device iPhone Xs Operating System iOS 12.2 App Version 8.5.2.666   My Question or Issue In the song search for saved songs (library) the entered text is ...
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Saved songs in library

PlanPremiumCountry Denmark Device(iPhone 8 Plus)Operating System(iOS 12) My IssueMy saved song and album is not showing correctly in my library, for example if I have saved one song from an album it will not only show me that song like before, but no...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark   Device (iPhone 8 Plus) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Issue My saved song and album is not showing correctly in my library, for example if I have ...
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Spotify Connect no longer works on ipod

I am using an ipod touch with ios 6.1.6. I use this connected to my Cd player dock.I used to be able to use another device such as my android phone or other (up to date) ipod using the connect function, however I can't do this any more. All devices w...

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  • I am using an ipod touch with ios 6.1.6. I use this connected to my Cd player dock. I used to be able to use another device such as my android phone or other (up to date) ipod using the connect func...
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Spotify won’t play music on CarPlay

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueHi!When I connect my iPhone to CarPlay and put music on through Spotify, it plays for two seconds before the music stops. On the car display it looks as if the music...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue Hi! When I connect my iPhone to CarPlay and put music on through Spotify, it play...
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Superuser Contribution AirPods Disconnect Battery Drain

Spotify Wouldnt allow me to post my issue so I put it into a google doc. Sorry for the inconvenience. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qaTcJKIolK6NsMtPRrOUB9GjsHU6t4t64GTbERWQ3po/edit?usp=sharing the attachment is the images.

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  • Spotify Wouldnt allow me to post my issue so I put it into a google doc. Sorry for the inconvenience.    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qaTcJKIolK6NsMtPRrOUB9GjsHU6t4t64GTbERWQ3po/ed...
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Equalizer does not work after opening app

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone xs MaxOperating System ios 12.1 Spotify version 8.5.1 My Question or IssueWhen I quit the app and open it again later the equalizer does not kick in. I have to go to the settings turn off equalizer and back on then ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA  Device iPhone xs Max Operating System  ios 12.1   Spotify version 8.5.1   My Question or Issue When I quit the app and open it again ...
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song starts playing again after pressing lock button on iphoneX

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiphoneXOperating Systemios 12.2 My Question or Issue When you pause a song playing on spotify from the lock screen and then press the lock button the song starts playing again.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device iphoneX Operating System ios 12.2   My Question or Issue   When you pause a song playing on spotify from the lock screen and then press th...
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